MODULE

Wordpress POST SMTP Account Takeover

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Wordpress POST SMTP Account Takeover

Disclosed
01/10/2024
Created
11/29/2024

Description

The POST SMTP WordPress plugin prior to 2.8.7 is affected by a privilege escalation where an unauthenticated user is able to reset the password of an arbitrary user. This is done by requesting a password reset, then viewing the latest email logs to find the associated password reset email.

Author(s)

  • h00die
  • Ulysses Saicha

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

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