CVE-2015-8351 — CRITICAL (9.0)

Q: How severe is CVE-2015-8351?

CVE-2015-8351 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.0/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2015-8351?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gwolle Guestbook Project Gwolle Guestbook.

Vulnerability Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress, when allow_url_include is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the abspath parameter to frontend/captcha/ajaxresponse.php. NOTE: this can also be leveraged to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences regardless of whether allow_url_include is enabled.

CVSS Score

9.0

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gwolle Guestbook Project	Gwolle Guestbook	<= 1.5.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134599/WordPress-Gwolle-Guestbook-1.5.3-RemThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537020/100/0/threaded
https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/changelog/Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38861/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23275Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134599/WordPress-Gwolle-Guestbook-1.5.3-RemThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537020/100/0/threaded
https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/changelog/Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38861/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23275Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2015-8351?

CVE-2015-8351 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.0 (CRITICAL). PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin before 1.5.4 for WordPress, when allow_url_include is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code vi...

How severe is CVE-2015-8351?

CVE-2015-8351 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.0/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2015-8351?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gwolle Guestbook Project Gwolle Guestbook.