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by: Carol~ July 2, 2012 6:41 AM PDT

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WordPress Zingiri Web Shop Plugin "abspath" Remote File

by Carol~ - 7/2/12 9:56 AM

In Reply to: VULNERABILITIES / FIXES - July 02, 2012 by Carol~

WordPress Zingiri Web Shop Plugin "abspath" Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability

Release Date : 2012-07-02

Criticality level : Highly critical
Impact : System access
Where : From remote
Solution Status : Vendor Patch

Software: WordPress Zingiri Web Shop Plugin 2.x

Description:
Charlie Eriksen has discovered a vulnerability in the Zingiri Web Shop plugin for WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed via the "abspath" parameter to wp-content/plugins/zingiri-web-shop/fws/download.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external resources.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.4.6. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 2.4.7.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Charlie Eriksen via Secunia

Original Advisory:
Zingiri Web Shop:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/zingiri-web-shop/changelog/
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/565727/zingiri-web-shop

http://secunia.com/advisories/49676/

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