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WordPress Yoast SEO Plugin - User Enumeration

ID: wp-yoast-user-enumeration

Severity: info

Author: FLX

Tags: wp,wp-plugin,wordpress,username,disclosure

Description

Section titled “Description”

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: wp-yoast-user-enumeration


info:
  name: WordPress Yoast SEO Plugin -  User Enumeration
  author: FLX
  severity: info
  reference:
    - https://developer.yoast.com/features/xml-sitemaps/functional-specification/
  classification:
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:yoast:yoast_seo:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: yoast
    product: yoast_seo
    google-query: inurl:"/author-sitemap.xml"
  tags: wp,wp-plugin,wordpress,username,disclosure


http:
  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout: 15s
        GET /author-sitemap.xml HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "<?xml"
          - "<lastmod>"
          - "<loc>"
        condition: and


      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "application/xml"
          - "text/xml"


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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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-yoast-user-enumeration.yaml"

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