Description

WordPress Plugin Ajax Pagination (twitter Style) is prone to a local file inclusion vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. WordPress Plugin Ajax Pagination (twitter Style) version 1.1 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified or disable the plugin until a fix is available

References

https://security.dxw.com/advisories/end-user-exploitable-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-ajax-pagination-twitter-style-1-1/

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32622/

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/398

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125929/Ajax-Pagination-1.1-Local-File-Inclusion.html

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2014-2674 CWE-22 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update File Inclusion