module

WordPress WP EasyCart Plugin Privilege Escalation

Disclosed
Feb 25, 2015
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

The WordPress WP EasyCart plugin from version 1.1.30 to 3.0.20 allows authenticated
users of any user level to set any system option via a lack of validation in the
ec_ajax_update_option and ec_ajax_clear_all_taxrates functions located in
/inc/admin/admin_ajax_functions.php. The module first changes the admin e-mail address
to prevent any notifications being sent to the actual administrator during the attack,
re-enables user registration in case it has been disabled and sets the default role to
be administrator. This will allow for the user to create a new account with admin
privileges via the default registration page found at /wp-login.php?action=register.

Author

rastating

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 auxiliary/admin/http/wp_easycart_privilege_escalation
msf auxiliary(wp_easycart_privilege_escalation) > show actions
...actions...
msf auxiliary(wp_easycart_privilege_escalation) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(wp_easycart_privilege_escalation) > show options
...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(wp_easycart_privilege_escalation) > run

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