cve/2018/CVE-2018-12895.md

### [CVE-2018-12895](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12895)
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### Description

WordPress through 4.9.6 allows Author users to execute arbitrary code by leveraging directory traversal in the wp-admin/post.php thumb parameter, which is passed to the PHP unlink function and can delete the wp-config.php file. This is related to missing filename validation in the wp-includes/post.php wp_delete_attachment function. The attacker must have capabilities for files and posts that are normally available only to the Author, Editor, and Administrator roles. The attack methodology is to delete wp-config.php and then launch a new installation process to increase the attacker's privileges.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164633/WordPress-4.9.6-Arbitrary-File-Deletion.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/0xT11/CVE-POC
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/Afetter618/WordPress-PenTest
- https://github.com/El-Palomo/DerpNStink
- https://github.com/bloom-ux/cve-2018-12895-hotfix
- https://github.com/harrystaley/CSCI4349_Week9_Honeypot
- https://github.com/harrystaley/TAMUSA_CSCI4349_Week9_Honeypot
- https://github.com/vshaliii/DC-2-Vulnhub-Walkthrough
- https://github.com/zmh68/codepath-w07