WordPress '.php' Files Information Disclosure Vulnerability. A flaw in certain '.php' files allows attackers to gain sensitive information
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 7 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | WordPress <= 3.0.4 - Information Disclosure Vulnerability | 23 Sep 201100:00 | – | patchstack |
![]() | CVE-2011-3818 | 24 Sep 201100:00 | – | ubuntucve |
![]() | CVE-2011-3818 | 24 Sep 201100:55 | – | cve |
![]() | CVE-2011-3818 | 24 Sep 201100:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | CVE-2011-3818 | 24 Sep 201100:55 | – | nvd |
![]() | Information disclosure | 24 Sep 201100:55 | – | prion |
![]() | WordPress < 3.0.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 10 Feb 201100:00 | – | nessus |
# Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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CPE = "cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902741");
script_version("2023-03-01T10:20:04+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-03-01 10:20:04 +0000 (Wed, 01 Mar 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-09-30 15:58:03 +0200 (Fri, 30 Sep 2011)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-3818");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_name("WordPress '.php' Files Information Disclosure Vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_wordpress_http_detect.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_mandatory_keys("wordpress/http/detected");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741301");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.infosecisland.com/alertsview/16806-CVE-2011-3818-wordpress.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://code.google.com/p/inspathx/source/browse/trunk/paths_vuln/wordpress_2.9.2");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attacker to gain sensitive
information.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"WordPress version 2.9.2 and 3.0.4");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to error in certain '.php' files. A direct request
to these files reveals the installation path in an error message.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year
since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective
features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"WordPress is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_active");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
exit(0);
}
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
if(!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE, service:"www"))
exit(0);
if(!dir = get_app_location(cpe:CPE, port:port))
exit(0);
if(dir == "/")
dir = "";
url = dir + "/wp-admin/includes/user.php";
if(http_vuln_check(port:port, url:url, pattern:"<b>Fatal error</b>: ?Call to undefined function add_action\(\).*/wp-admin/includes/user\.php")){
report = http_report_vuln_url(port:port, url:url);
security_message(port:port, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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