wordfence-config-disclosure: WordPress Wordfence - Configuration File Disclosure

id: wordfence-config-disclosure

info:
  name: WordPress Wordfence - Configuration File Disclosure
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The Wordfence Security plugin for WordPress stores configuration files in the /wp-content/wflogs/ directory. These files may be accessible without authentication and can expose sensitive configuration data, firewall rules, attack logs, and internal paths.
  reference:
    - https://wordpress.org/support/topic/files-created-in-wflogs-before-plugin-activated/
    - https://forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/wordfence-firewall-wp-contentwflogsconfig-php-file-quarantined/
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cwe-id: CWE-200
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    verified: true
    fofa-query: body="/plugins/wordfence"
  tags: wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,wordfence,config,exposure,vuln

flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}"

    redirects: true
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "plugins/wordfence"
        internal: true

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/wflogs/config.php"
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/wflogs/config-synced.php"

    stop-at-first-match: true
    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'authKey"'
          - '{s'
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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