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TITLE:
WordPress WP Marketplace Plugin "src" Arbitrary File Upload
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46072

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-09-21

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in the WP Marketplace plugin for
WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
vulnerable system.

Input passed via the "src" parameter in
wp-content/plugins/wp-marketplace/libs/timthumb.php is not properly
verified before being used to cache files. This can be exploited to
upload and execute arbitrary PHP files.

This may be related to vulnerability #1 in:
SA45416

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.1.0. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Ben Schmidt

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Ben Schmidt:
http://spareclockcycles.org/2011/09/18/exploitring-the-wordpress-extension-repos/

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