Check Point Advisories

WordPress OptimizePress Theme File Upload Remote Code Execution

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1660
Date Published: 23 Jun 2014
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 11 August, 2014
Source: Rapid7
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? OptimizePress 1.45
OptimizePress 1.0
Vulnerability Description A file upload vulnerability has been reported in the Wordpress theme OptimizePress. The vulnerability is due to an insecure file upload on the media-upload.php component. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw by sending a crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress OptimizePress Theme File Upload Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information:  WordPress OptimizePress Theme File Upload Remote Code Execution

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