RCE in Is-Human WordPress Plugin
CVE-2011-10033
The WordPress plugin is-human <= v1.4.2 contains an eval injection vulnerability in /is-human/engine.php that can be triggered via the 'type' parameter when the 'action' parameter is set to 'log-reset'. The root cause is unsafe use of eval() on user-controlled input, which can lead to execution of attacker-supplied PHP and OS commands. This may result in arbitrary code execution as the webserver user, site compromise, or data exfiltration. The is-human plugin was made defunct in June 2008 and is no longer available for download. This vulnerability was exploited in the wild in March 2012.
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EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Is-Human WordPress Plugin — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/is-human/ (product)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17299 (exploit)
- web.archive.org/web/20120115212202/http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2012/01/honeypot-… (technical-description)
- www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/honeypot-alert-more-wor… (technical-description)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-is-human-eval-injection-rce (third-party-advisory)