Wordpress Work The Flow Upload Vulnerability
03/14/2015
05/30/2018
Description
This module exploits an arbitrary PHP code upload in the WordPress Work The Flow plugin, version 2.5.2. The vulnerability allows for arbitrary file upload and remote code execution.
Author(s)
- Claudio Viviani
- Roberto Soares Espreto <robertoespreto@gmail.com>
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 exploit/unix/webapp/wp_worktheflow_upload
msf exploit(wp_worktheflow_upload) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(wp_worktheflow_upload) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(wp_worktheflow_upload) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(wp_worktheflow_upload) > exploit
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