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WordPress W3 Total Cache PHP Code Execution

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Disclosed
2013-04-17
Created
2018-05-30

Description

This module exploits a PHP Code Injection vulnerability against WordPress plugin
W3 Total Cache for versions up to and including 0.9.2.8. WP Super Cache 1.2 or older
is also reported as vulnerable. The vulnerability is due to the handling of certain
macros such as mfunc, which allows arbitrary PHP code injection. A valid post ID is
needed in order to add the malicious comment. If the POSTID option isn't specified,
then the module will automatically find or bruteforce one. Also, if anonymous comments
aren't allowed, then a valid username and password must be provided. In addition,
the "A comment is held for moderation" option on WordPress must be unchecked for
successful exploitation. This module has been tested against WordPress 3.5 and
W3 Total Cache 0.9.2.3 on a Ubuntu 10.04 system.

Authors

Unknown
juan vazquez juan.vazquez@metasploit.com
hdm x@hdm.io
Christian Mehlmauer FireFart@gmail.com

Platform

PHP

Architectures

php

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/unix/webapp/wp_total_cache_exec
    msf exploit(wp_total_cache_exec) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(wp_total_cache_exec) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(wp_total_cache_exec) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(wp_total_cache_exec) > exploit
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