WordPress Wordfence - Rules File Disclosure Detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""The Wordfence Security plugin for WordPress stores configuration files in the /wp-content/wflogs/ directory."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WordPress Wordfence - Rules File Disclosure Detection',
'description': 'The Wordfence Security plugin for WordPress stores configuration files in the /wp-content/wflogs/ directory. These files may be accessible without authentication and can expose sensitive configuration data, firewall rules, attack logs, and internal paths.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'misconfiguration', 'wordpress', 'wp-plugin', 'wordfence', 'rules', 'disclosure', 'exposure'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'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://wordpress.org/support/topic/files-created-in-wflogs-before-plugin-activated/',
'https://forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/wordfence-firewall-wp-contentwflogsconfig-php-file-quarantined/',
],
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/wp-content/wflogs/rules.php', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_all = ('wfWAFrule', '$this',)
if (all(m in body for m in body_all)):
self.set_info(
severity='medium',
reason="WordPress Wordfence - Rules File Disclosure detected",
path='/wp-content/wflogs/rules.php',
)
return True
return False
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