Description
This module exploits a path traversal and a local file inclusion vulnerability on WordPress versions 5.0.0 and <= 4.9.8. The crop-image function allows a user, with at least author privileges, to resize an image and perform a path traversal by changing the _wp_attached_file reference during the upload. The second part of the exploit will include this image in the current theme by changing the _wp_page_template attribute when creating a post.
This exploit module only works for Unix-based systems currently.
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/multi/http/wp_crop_rcemsf undefined(wp_crop_rce) > show actions ...actions...msf undefined(wp_crop_rce) > set ACTION < action-name >msf undefined(wp_crop_rce) > show options ...show and set options...msf undefined(wp_crop_rce) > runPrioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
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