SB2019050701 - Multiple vulnerabilities in W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress

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SB2019050701 - Multiple vulnerabilities in W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress

Published: May 7, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019050701
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 67% Low 33%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of "openssl_verify" result in "/services/MessageValidator/MessageValidator.php". A remote attacker can create a specially crafted certificate and bypass cryptographic check.


2) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the opcache_flush_file() function that calls file_exists() function on attacker-controlled data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the "/wp-content/plugins/w3-total-cache/pub/opcache.php" URL and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.

Example: 

curl 'http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/w3-total-cache/pub/opcache.php' --data 'nonce=974ca6ad15021a6668e7ae02e1be551c&command=flush_file&file=[TARGET_URL]'

3) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via "command" HTTP POST parameter to "/wp-content/plugins/w3-total-cache/pub/opcache.php" script. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References