5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-1579
Elegant Themes Divi Theme WordPress Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Elegant Themes Divi theme for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the img parameter in a revslider_show_image action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. NOTE: this vulnerability may be a duplicate of CVE-2014-9734.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 11, 2015, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 17, 2017, 1:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-1579 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1579 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Elegant_themes divi
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-1579.

URL Resource
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36039 Exploit
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7540

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Python Shell Ruby

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
106 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Sept. 18, 2020, 9:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 1653 different CVEs too.

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Python

Updated: 3 years, 6 months ago
4 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Feb. 3, 2017, noon This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

[discontinued] Mass exploiter of CVE-2015-1579 for WordPress CMS

Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
26 stars 19 fork 19 watcher
Born at : Feb. 3, 2016, 9:44 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-1579 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1579 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7540 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en el tema Elegant Themes Divi para WordPress permite a atacantes remotos leer ficheros arbitrarios a través de un .. (punto punto) en el parámetro img en una acción revslider_show_image en wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
    Added Translation Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en el tema Elegant Themes Divi para WordPress permite a atacantes remotos leer archivos arbitrarios a través de un .. (punto punto) en el parámetro img en una acción revslider_show_image en wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. NOTA: esta vulnerabilidad puede ser un duplicado de CVE-2014-9734.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 03, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Directory traversal vulnerability in the Elegant Themes Divi theme for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the img parameter in a revslider_show_image action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. Directory traversal vulnerability in the Elegant Themes Divi theme for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the img parameter in a revslider_show_image action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. NOTE: this vulnerability may be a duplicate of CVE-2014-9734.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:elegant_themes:divi:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36039 No Types Assigned http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36039 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-22
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

67.49 }} -14.82%

score

0.97966

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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