Wordpress Arbitrary File Deletion
06/26/2018
03/19/2019
Description
An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the WordPress core allows any user with privileges of an Author to completely take over the WordPress site and to execute arbitrary code on the server.
Author(s)
- Slavco Mihajloski
- Karim El Ouerghemmi
- Aloïs Thévenot
Platform
PHP
Architectures
php
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_arbitrary_file_deletion
msf auxiliary(wp_arbitrary_file_deletion) > show actions
...actions...
msf auxiliary(wp_arbitrary_file_deletion) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(wp_arbitrary_file_deletion) > show options
...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(wp_arbitrary_file_deletion) > run 
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