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TITLE:
WordPress Post Recommendations Plugin "abspath" File Inclusion
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA49945

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/49945/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=49945

RELEASE DATE:
2012-07-16

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DESCRIPTION:
Sammy Forgit has discovered a vulnerability in the Post
Recommendations plugin for WordPress, which can be exploited by
malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "abspath" parameter in
wp-content/plugins/post-recommendations-for-wordpress/lib/api.php is
not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be
exploited to include arbitrary files from local or remote resources.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.1.2. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
No official solution is currently available.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Sammy Forgit, Opensyscom.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Opensyscom:
http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/post-recommendations-for-wordpress-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
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EXPLOIT:
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