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Wordpress Git Config Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Wordpress Git Config Detection searches for /.git/config in themes and plugins folders.

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Code
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Searches for the pattern /."""

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


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Wordpress Git Config Detection',
        'description': 'Searches for the pattern /.git/config inside themes and plugins folder.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'info',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'vulnerability', 'hackerone', 'config', 'git', 'exposure', 'wordpress', 'wp-plugin', 'wp-theme', '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://hackerone.com/reports/248693'],
    }

    def run(self):
        for path in ('/wp-content/plugins/.git/config', '/wp-content/themes/.git/config'):
            r = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
            if not r or r.status_code != 200:
                continue
            body = (r.text or "").lower()
            has_git_config = '[core]' in body and (
                'repositoryformatversion' in body
                or 'filemode' in body
                or '[remote ' in body
            )
            if has_git_config:
                self.set_info(
                    severity='info',
                    reason="Wordpress Git Config detected",
                    path=path,
                )
                return True
        return False

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29 Sep 2026 10:07Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
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