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Exploit for WordPress Plugin WP Content Source Control - Directory Traversal (CVE-2014-5368)

Description:

A directory traversal vulnerability in the file_get_contents function in downloadfiles/download.php in the WP Content Source Control (wp-source-control) plugin 3.0.0 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter.

Nuclei Template

View the template here CVE-2014-5368.yaml

Validate with Nuclei

echo "$URL" | nuclei -t ~/nuclei-templates/http/cves/2014/CVE-2014-5368.yaml
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References:

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39287
https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5368
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95374
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/417