WordPress Easy2Map 1.2.9 Local File Inclusion / Directory Traversal

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-7669  
Publish Date: 06 Oct 2015
                							

                Vulnerability title: Multiple Path/Directory Traversal and/or Local File Inclusion in Easy2Map version 1.2.9 WordPress plugin
CVE: CVE-2015-7669
Vendor: Steven Ellis
Product: Easy2Map
Affected version: 1.2.9
Fixed version: 1.3.0
Reported by: Ibéria Medeiros

Vulnerability Details:
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It was discovered that no protection against two Path/Directory Traversal (PT/DT) and/or Local File Inclusion (LFI) attacks was implemented, resulting in an attacker being able to access to files from website directory and/or file system directory (PT/DT); and/or access to files that were previously stored in computer victim, by a upload file functionality, then execute them in computer victim.  

The Easy2Map version 1.2.9 WordPress plugin is vulnerable to 2 PT/DT and/or LFI vulnerabilities.
The includes/MapImportCSV2.php and includes/MapImportCSV.php files are vulnerable to Path or Directory Traversal (PT/DT) and/or Local File Inclusion (LFI) attacks via $_FILES["csvfile"]['tmp_name'] parameter.

System affected:
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Any system that access to a web site developed by WordPress CMS version 4.3.1 or earlier and uses the Easy2Map version 1.2.9 or earlier.

Advisory:
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy2map/changelog/
item: "Increased data sanitization logic, for improved plugin security."

Solution:
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Update to Easy2Map version 1.3.0 plugin.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy2map/

Disclosure Timeline:
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Vendor notification: September 22, 2015
Vendor fixed vulnerability: October 4, 2015
Public advisory: October 4, 2015
Public disclosure: October 4, 2015
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