module

WordPress WPLMS Theme Privilege Escalation

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Disclosed
2015-02-09
Created
2018-05-30

Description

The WordPress WPLMS theme from version 1.5.2 to 1.8.4.1 allows an
authenticated user of any user level to set any system option due to a lack of
validation in the import_data function of /includes/func.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.

Authors

Evex
rastating

References

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_wplms_privilege_escalation
    msf auxiliary(wp_wplms_privilege_escalation) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf auxiliary(wp_wplms_privilege_escalation) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf auxiliary(wp_wplms_privilege_escalation) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf auxiliary(wp_wplms_privilege_escalation) > run
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