VaultPress <= 1.8.6 - Remote Code Execution

8.1
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVSS 8.1 (High)
Publicly Published March 1, 2017
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher David Vaartjes

Description

The VaultPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 1.8.6 via the vaultpress/class.vaultpress-ixr-ssl-client.php file. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. This requires a man in the middle attack to be successful as an attacker needs to obtain the secret key retrieved from https://www.vaultpress.com. The plugin does not force the use of SSL to retrieve this secret key making it readable to attackers analyzing the traffic.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug vaultpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.8.7, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8.6
Patched Version
  • 1.8.7

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