wordpress_cve-2018-6389

Tries to exploit a WordPress vulnerability (CVE-2018-6389) which can be used to cause a Denial of Service.

WARNING: This software does not perform DoS on vulnerable targets; it executes one HTTP GET call only to check if the vulnerability is present.

This software is written to have no external dependencies.

DISCLAIMER

This tool is intended for security engineers and appsec guys for security assessments. Please use this tool responsibly. I do not take responsibility for the way in which any one uses this application. I am NOT responsible for any damages caused or any crimes committed by using this tool.

Vulnerability info

• CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6389
• Link: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6389
• Description: In WordPress through 4.9.2, unauthenticated attackers can cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by using the large list of registered .js files (from wp-includes/script-loader.php) to construct a series of requests to load every file many times.

Help

Usage:
   java -jar wordpress_cve-2017-6389.jar [options]
Description:
   Exploiting WordPress vulnerability which can be used to cause 
   a Denial of Service (CVE-2018-6389).
Options:
   -h, --help
      Prints this help and exits.
   -u, --url [target_URL]
      The target URL where the exploit will be performed. This
	  parameter must point to the root folder of the WordPress
	  installation.
   -v, --verbose
      Optional. Increase verbosity.

Examples

java -jar wordpress_cve-2017-6389.jar --url "https://vuln1.foo.com/"

java -jar wordpress_cve-2017-6389.jar --url "https://vuln2.foo.com/wordpress/"

Authors

• Antonio Francesco Sardella - Java implementation - m3ssap0

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.txt file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Barak Tawily the security researcher who discovered the vulnerability.