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WordPress takeover detection

ID: wordpress-takeover

Severity: high

Author: pdteam,geeknik

Tags: takeover,wordpress,hackerone

Description

Section titled “Description”

Bigcartel takeover was detected.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: wordpress-takeover


info:
  name: WordPress takeover detection
  author: pdteam,geeknik
  severity: high
  description: Bigcartel takeover was detected.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/EdOverflow/can-i-take-over-xyz/pull/176
    - https://hackerone.com/reports/274336
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
  tags: takeover,wordpress,hackerone


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}"


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - Host != ip


      - type: word
        words:
          - "Do you want to register"
          - ".wordpress.com</em> doesn&#8217;t&nbsp;exist"
        condition: and


      - type: word
        words:
          - "cannot be registered"
        negative: true


    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - cname
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100da90717cbe6410b9d566ea3e5b1c7090b035b39507fa91e16d8b1e57373b70910221009d00a139bf3b08287ccb718d049c45a01e452bcd3ddb3d5b380dea8b0f6b6386:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/takeovers/wordpress-takeover.yaml"

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