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WordPress wp-automatic Plugin SQLi Admin Creation

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Disclosed
Mar 13, 2024
Created
Oct 30, 2024

Description

This module exploits an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress wp-automatic plugin (versions
to achieve remote code execution (RCE). The vulnerability allows the attacker to inject and execute arbitrary SQL commands,
which can be used to create a malicious administrator account. The password for the new account is hashed using MD5.
Once the administrator account is created, the attacker can upload and execute a malicious plugin, leading to full control
over the WordPress site.

Authors

Rafie Muhammad
Valentin Lobstein

Platform

Linux,PHP,Unix,Windows

Architectures

php, cmd

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 exploit/multi/http/wp_automatic_sqli_to_rce
    msf exploit(wp_automatic_sqli_to_rce) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(wp_automatic_sqli_to_rce) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(wp_automatic_sqli_to_rce) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(wp_automatic_sqli_to_rce) > exploit
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