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WordPress wpDiscuz Unauthenticated File Upload Vulnerability

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WordPress wpDiscuz Unauthenticated File Upload Vulnerability

Disclosed
02/21/2020
Created
06/26/2021

Description

This module exploits an arbitrary file upload in the WordPress wpDiscuz plugin versions >= `7.0.0` and <= `7.0.4`. This flaw gave unauthenticated attackers the ability to upload arbitrary files, including PHP files, and achieve remote code execution on a vulnerable site’s server.

Author(s)

  • Chloe Chamberland
  • Hoa Nguyen - SunCSR

Platform

PHP

Architectures

php

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use exploit/unix/webapp/wp_wpdiscuz_unauthenticated_file_upload
msf exploit(wp_wpdiscuz_unauthenticated_file_upload) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(wp_wpdiscuz_unauthenticated_file_upload) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(wp_wpdiscuz_unauthenticated_file_upload) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(wp_wpdiscuz_unauthenticated_file_upload) > exploit

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