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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 09:12:29 +0100
From: Sysdream Labs <labs@...dream.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com, fulldisclosure@...lists.org
Subject: Wordpress iThemes Security (Better WP Security) Insecure
Backup/Logfile Generation (predicatable filename)
Wordpress iThemes Security (Better WP Security) Insecure Backup/Logfile Generation (predicatable filename)
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Description
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When using the "database backup/logging on filesystem" feature, iThemes security generates a weak filename allowing attackers to obtain the backup/log file if they know when the backup/log file was generated (timestamp).
**Access Vector**: remote
**Security Risk**: medium
**Vulnerability**: CWE-330
**CVSS Base Score**: 7.5
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Vulnerable code
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The vulnerable code is located at core/modules/backup/class-itsec-backup.php, line 244 :
$file = 'backup-' . substr( sanitize_title( get_bloginfo( 'name' ) ), 0, 20 ) . '-' . $current_time . '-' . ITSEC_Lib::get_random( mt_rand( 5, 10 ) );
In core/class-itsec-logger.php, line :
$itsec_globals['settings']['log_info'] = substr( sanitize_title( get_bloginfo( 'name' ) ), 0, 20 ) . '-' . ITSEC_Lib::get_random( mt_rand( 0, 10 ) );
In core/class-itsec-lib.php, function get_random, line 415:
public static function get_random( $length, $base32 = false, $special_chars = false ) {
if ( true === $base32 ) {
$string = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ234567';
} else {
$string = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789';
if ( true === $special_chars ) {
$string .= '_)(*&^%$#@!~`:;<>,.?/{}[]|';
}
}
return substr( str_shuffle( $string ), mt_rand( 0, strlen( $string ) - $length ), $length );
}
The str_shuffle should *never* be used for generating secure strings as it uses the PHP rand() function and just shuffles the characters' position.
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Solution
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Make sure to generate non-predictable strings, using cryptographically secure generators.
Update iThemes Security to version >= 5.3.1
Affected versions
=================
* iThemes Security <= 5.3.0
Timeline (dd/mm/yyyy)
=====================
* 26/02/2016 : Initial contact with iThemes.
* 26/02/2016 : iThemes confirms the vulnerabilities.
* 29/02/2016 : iThemes publishes a new version (5.3.1) of iThemes Security that fixes the vulnerabilities.
Credits
=======
* Nicolas CHATELAIN, Sysdream (n.chatelain -at- sysdream -dot- com)
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