CVE-2018-15877 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the ip parameter in the Plainview Activity Monitor WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-15877?
CVE-2018-15877 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Plainview Activity Monitor plugin before 20180826 for WordPress is vulnerable to OS command injection via shell metacharacters in the ip parameter of a wp-admin/admin.php?page=plainview_activity_monitor&tab=activity_tools request.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15877?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Plainview Activity Monitor Project Plainview Activity Monitor.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15877?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15877 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-15877 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-15877 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 2 Exploit-DB entries and 3 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9x2f-2wff-79qv.