module
Wordpress Plugin WooCommerce Payments Unauthenticated Admin Creation
| Disclosed | Created |
|---|---|
| 03/22/2023 | 07/11/2023 |
Disclosed
03/22/2023
Created
07/11/2023
Description
WooCommerce-Payments plugin for Wordpress versions 4.8', '4.8.2, 4.9', '4.9.1,
5.0', '5.0.4, 5.1', '5.1.3, 5.2', '5.2.2, 5.3', '5.3.1, 5.4', '5.4.1,
5.5', '5.5.2, and 5.6', '5.6.2 contain an authentication bypass by specifying a valid user ID number
within the X-WCPAY-PLATFORM-CHECKOUT-USER header. With this authentication bypass, a user can then use the API
to create a new user with administrative privileges on the target WordPress site IF the user ID
selected corresponds to an administrator account.
5.0', '5.0.4, 5.1', '5.1.3, 5.2', '5.2.2, 5.3', '5.3.1, 5.4', '5.4.1,
5.5', '5.5.2, and 5.6', '5.6.2 contain an authentication bypass by specifying a valid user ID number
within the X-WCPAY-PLATFORM-CHECKOUT-USER header. With this authentication bypass, a user can then use the API
to create a new user with administrative privileges on the target WordPress site IF the user ID
selected corresponds to an administrator account.
Authors
h00dieMichael MazzoliniJulien Ahrens
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/scanner/http/wp_woocommerce_payments_add_user
msf /(r) > show actions
...actions...
msf /(r) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf /(r) > show options
...show and set options...
msf /(r) > run
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