83721 : Global Content Blocks Plugin for WordPress wp-content/plugins/global-content-blocks/resources/tinymce/gcb_ajax_add.php Code Block Creation Remote PHP Code Execution
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
9	349	10 months ago	10 months ago	2 times	100%

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-07-12

Description

Global Content Blocks Plugin for WordPress contains a flaw that is triggered when the wp-content/plugins/global-content-blocks/resources/tinymce/gcb_ajax_add.php script fails to properly check for permissions when creating code blocks. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Third-party Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.5.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

WP Xpert

Global Content Blocks Plugin for WordPress

1.5.1

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 49854
Related OSVDB ID: 83722
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/global-content-blocks/changelog/
Vendor URL: http://wpxpert.com/global-content-blocks/

Credit

Charlie Eriksen - via Secunia

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