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Wordpress - Path Disclosure

ID: wp-full-path-disclosure

Severity: info

Author: arcc

Tags: debug,wordpress,fpd

Description

Section titled “Description”

Wordpress internal file system path of a WordPress installation is exposed or disclosed to unauthorized users.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: wp-full-path-disclosure


info:
  name: Wordpress - Path Disclosure
  author: arcc
  severity: info
  description: Wordpress internal file system path of a WordPress installation is exposed or disclosed to unauthorized users.
  reference:
    - https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/testing/reporting-security-vulnerabilities/#why-are-there-path-disclosures-when-directly-loading-certain-files
    - https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38317
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
  tags: debug,wordpress,fpd


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-includes/rss-functions.php"


    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - 'Call to undefined function _deprecated_file()'
        part: body
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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/wp-full-path-disclosure.yaml"

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