CVE-2012-6649

published 2020-01-23

CVE-2012-6649: WordPress WP GPX Maps Plugin 1.1.21 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via improper file upload.

Priority P2 73 critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI N S U C H I H A H

EXPLOIT

WordPress WP GPX Maps Plugin 1.1.21 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via improper file upload.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
devfarm	wp_gpx_maps	—	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

url http://mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-gpx-maps/wp-gpx-maps_admin_tracks.php↗

path /wp-content/plugins/wp-gpx-maps/wp-gpx-maps_admin_tracks.php↗

path /wp-content/plugins/wp-gpx-maps/↗

url http://my-site.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-gpx-maps/wp-gpx-maps_admin_tracks.php?realGpxPath=.&target_path=.&gpxRegEx=//↗

• → Monitor HTTP requests targeting wp-gpx-maps_admin_tracks.php with parameters realGpxPath, target_path, and gpxRegEx — this is the unauthenticated arbitrary file upload endpoint exploited in CVE-2012-6649. ↗
• → Alert on POST requests to /wp-content/plugins/wp-gpx-maps/wp-gpx-maps_admin_tracks.php, especially those uploading PHP files, as the target_path parameter allows arbitrary upload directory traversal. ↗
• → Use the Google Dork pattern inurl:wp-content/plugins/wp-gpx-maps/ to identify exposed vulnerable WordPress installations. ↗

• · The vulnerable plugin version is specifically 1.1.21; installations running this exact version are affected by the unauthenticated arbitrary file upload. ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 7.5 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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