nuclei-templates/misconfiguration/wp-registration-enabled.yaml

id: wp-registration-enabled

info:
  name: WordPress User Registration Enabled
  author: tess,DhiyaneshDK
  severity: info
  description: |
    Your WordPress site is currently configured so that anyone can register as a user. If you are not using this functionality, it's recommended to disable user registration as it caused some security issues in the past and is increasing the attack surface.
  remediation: |
    Disable user registration if not needed. To disable user registration, log in as an administrator and go to Settings -> General and uncheck "Anyone can register".
  reference:
    - https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-user-registration-enabled/
  metadata:
    verified: true
  tags: wordpress,wp,misconfig

requests:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-login.php"

    matchers-condition: and

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '?action=register"'

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - 'text/html'

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200