CVE-2015-1172 Wordpress-theme remote arbitrary code

[borg () servernet se]

Product: holding_pattern
Vendor: Liftux
Vulnerable Version(s): 0.6 and prior
Tested Version: 0.6
Advisory Publication: January 18, 2015
Vendor Notification: January 14, 2015
Public Disclosure: January 18, 2015
Vulnerability Type: Exec Code
Authentication: Not required to exploit
CVE Reference: CVE-2015-1172
Risk Level: Medium
CVSSv2 Base Score: 5.8 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Solution Status: Solution Unavailable, Product EOL
Discovered and Provided: Alexander Borg ( http://www.servernet.se )

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Advisory Details:

The holding_pattern Wordpress-theme is prone to a vulnerability that allows attackers to upload arbitrary files. The 
application uses limited validation which means unauthorized upload is allowed.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to upload arbitrary PHP code and run it in the context of the Web server 
process. This may facilitate unauthorized access or privilege escalation.

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Solution:

Disclosure timeline:
2015-01-14 Vendor Alerted via email.
2015-01-14 Fix Requested via email.
2015-01-14 Vendor made clear no patch will be available.
2015-01-18 Public disclosure.

Currently we are not aware of any official solution for this vulnerability. Product is EOL and no security fixes will 
be made available.
Temporary solution may be to remove the file admin/upload-file.php

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