WooThemes Diarise 1.5.9 Local File Disclosure via download.php

Summary

WooThemes Diarise through 1.5.9 contains a file read vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files through the calendar parameter of download.php. Attackers can send GET requests with file:// scheme paths to the calendar parameter to disclose sensitive files like /etc/passwd. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.

Remediation

1. Inventory every WooThemes Diarise deployment, including staging.
2. No fixed version appears in the public sources yet. Check the references below and the vendor directly.

References

• Advisoryhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/woothemes-diarise-1.5.9-local-file-disclosure-via-download-php
• Referencehttps://packetstorm.news/files/id/152773/
• Referencehttps://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019050123
• Referencehttps://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/diarise-theme-lfi.yaml