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WSS: WordPress Security Scanner


Python support:

  • 3.13.x

OS's support:

  • Kali Linux latest
  • Ubuntu latest
  • Windows 10, 11

WSS:In Development mode!!!

    • Google Dorks

WARNING! Every malicious action from your side will be your responsibility!

root@kitploit:~
index of" inurl:wp-content/                      7,370,000 results 
inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/wp-shopping-cart/"    281,000 results
inurl:wp-content/plugins/wp-dbmanager/"          11,000 results

WSS is a black box WordPress vulnerability scanner that can scan remote WordPress installations to find security issues. It is RECOMMENDED that every company, who can not buy professional IT's and experts!

python license

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Installation

root@kitploit:~
$ git clone https://github.com/nu11secur1ty/WSS.git wss
$ cd wss
$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
$ python wss.py

Usage

Generic Scan

python3 wss.py --url https://www.xxxxxxx.com --verbose

  • Output
root@kitploit:~
[ + ] Target: http://localhost/wordpress/
[ + ] Starting: 07:23:02

[ + ] Server: Apache/2.4.58 (Win64) OpenSSL/3.1.3 PHP/8.2.12
[ i ] Checking Full Path Disclosure...
[ i ] Checking wp-config backup file...
[ + ] wp-config.php available at: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-config.php
[ i ] Checking common files...
[ + ] LICENSE.txt file was found at: http://localhost/wordpress/LICENSE.txt
[ + ] readme.html file was found at: http://localhost/wordpress/readme.html
[ i ] Checking directory listing...
[ + ] Dir "/wp-admin/css" listing enable at: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/css/
[ + ] Dir "/wp-admin/images" listing enable at: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/images/
[ + ] Dir "/wp-admin/includes" listing enable at: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/includes/
[ + ] Dir "/wp-admin/js" listing enable at: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/js/
[ + ] Dir "/wp-content/uploads" listing enable at: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/
[ + ] Dir "/wp-includes/" listing enable at: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-includes/
[ + ] Dir "/wp-includes/js" listing enable at: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-includes/js/
[ + ] Dir "/wp-includes/Text" listing enable at: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-includes/Text/
[ + ] Dir "/wp-includes/css" listing enable at: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-includes/css/
[ + ] Dir "/wp-includes/images" listing enable at: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-includes/images/
[ + ] Dir "/wp-includes/pomo" listing enable at: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-includes/pomo/
[ + ] Dir "/wp-includes/theme-compat" listing enable at: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-includes/theme-compat/
[ i ] Checking wp-loging protection...
[ i ] Checking robots paths...
[ i ] Checking WordPress version...
[ + ] Running WordPress version: 6.7.1

[ i ] Passive enumeration themes...
[ + ] Name: twentytwentyfour
[ i ] Checking themes changelog...
[ i ] Checking themes full path disclosure...
[ i ] Checking themes license...
[ i ] Checking themes readme...
[ i ] Checking themes directory listing...
[ i ] Checking theme vulnerabilities...
  |   Not found vulnerabilities

[ i ] Passive enumeration plugins...
[ + ] Not found plugins with passive enumeration
[ i ] Enumerating users...
-------------------------
| ID | Username | Login |
-------------------------
|  0 | admin    | admin |
|  1 |          | admin |
-------------------------

Bruteforce Login

python3 wss.py --url https://www.xxxxxxx.com --brute --user test --wordlist wordlist.txt --verbose

  • Output
root@kitploit:~
$$       $$   $$$$$$    $$$$$$
$$   $   $$  $$    $$  $$    $$
$$  $$$  $$  $$        $$
$$ $$ $$ $$   $$$$$$    $$$$$$
$$$$   $$$$        $$        $$
$$$     $$$  $$    $$  $$    $$
$$       $$   $$$$$$    $$$$$$
v4.0

WSS - Wordpress Security Scanner
by nu11secur1ty


[ + ] Target: http://localhost/wordpress/
[ + ] Starting: 07:25:58

[ + ] Brute Forcing Login via XMLRPC...When you see any valid credentials press Ctrl + C to exit.
[ i ] Setting user: admin
[ + ] Valid Credentials:

-----------------------
| Username | Passowrd |
-----------------------
| admin    | password |
-----------------------

Scan plugin,theme and wordpress code

python3 wss.py --scan <dir/file> --verbose

Note: Testing Akismet Directory Plugin https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/akismet

  • Output
root@kitploit:~
----------------------------------------
$$       $$   $$$$$$    $$$$$$
$$   $   $$  $$    $$  $$    $$
$$  $$$  $$  $$        $$
$$ $$ $$ $$   $$$$$$    $$$$$$
$$$$   $$$$        $$        $$
$$$     $$$  $$    $$  $$    $$
$$       $$   $$$$$$    $$$$$$
v4.0

WSS - Wordpress Security Scanner
by nu11secur1ty
----------------------------------------

[ + ] Checking PHP code...
[ + ] Scanning directory...
[ i ] Scanning trunk/class.akismet.php file
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Line | Possibile Vuln.      | String                                                                   |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|  597 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['action']", b"$_GET['action']"]                                 |
|  601 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['for']", b"$_GET['for']"]                                       |
|  140 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['akismet_comment_nonce']", b"$_POST['akismet_comment_nonce']"] |
|  144 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['_ajax_nonce-replyto-comment']"]                               |
|  586 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['status']", b"$_POST['status']"]                               |
|  588 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['spam']", b"$_POST['spam']"]                                   |
|  590 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['unspam']", b"$_POST['unspam']"]                               |
|  592 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['comment_status']", b"$_POST['comment_status']"]               |
|  599 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['action']", b"$_POST['action']"]                               |
|  214 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']", b"$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']"]               |
|  403 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME_FLOAT']", b"$_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME_FLOAT']"]   |
|  861 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']", b"$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']"]                 |
|  930 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']", b"$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']"]         |
|  934 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']", b"$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']"]               |
| 1349 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']"]                                             |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ i ] Scanning trunk/wrapper.php file
[ + ] Not found vulnerabilities
[ i ] Scanning trunk/akismet.php file
-----------------------------------------------
| Line | Possibile Vuln.    | String          |
-----------------------------------------------
|   55 | Authorization Hole | [b'is_admin()'] |
-----------------------------------------------
[ i ] Scanning trunk/class.akismet-cli.php file
[ + ] Not found vulnerabilities
[ i ] Scanning trunk/class.akismet-widget.php file
[ + ] Not found vulnerabilities
[ i ] Scanning trunk/index.php file
[ + ] Not found vulnerabilities
[ i ] Scanning trunk/class.akismet-admin.php file
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Line | Possibile Vuln.      | String                                                                             |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   39 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['page']", b"$_GET['page']"]                                               |
|  134 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['akismet_recheck']", b"$_GET['akismet_recheck']"]                         |
|  152 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['view']", b"$_GET['view']"]                                               |
|  190 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['view']", b"$_GET['view']"]                                               |
|  388 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['recheckqueue']"]                                                         |
|  841 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['view']", b"$_GET['view']"]                                               |
|  843 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['view']", b"$_GET['view']"]                                               |
|  850 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['action']"]                                                               |
|  851 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['action']"]                                                               |
|  852 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['_wpnonce']", b"$_GET['_wpnonce']"]                                       |
|  868 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['token']", b"$_GET['token']"]                                             |
|  869 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['token']"]                                                                |
|  873 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['action']"]                                                               |
|  874 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['action']"]                                                               |
| 1005 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['akismet_recheck_complete']"]                                             |
| 1006 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['recheck_count']"]                                                        |
| 1007 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_GET['spam_count']"]                                                           |
|   31 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['action']", b"$_POST['action']"]                                         |
|  256 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['_wpnonce']"]                                                            |
|  260 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b'$_POST[$option]', b'$_POST[$option]']                                           |
|  267 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['key']"]                                                                 |
|  392 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['offset']", b"$_POST['offset']", b"$_POST['limit']", b"$_POST['limit']"] |
|  447 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['id']"]                                                                  |
|  448 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['id']"]                                                                  |
|  460 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['id']", b"$_POST['url']"]                                                |
|  461 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['id']"]                                                                  |
|  464 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_POST['url']"]                                                                 |
|  388 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_REQUEST['action']", b"$_REQUEST['action']"]                                   |
|  400 | Cross-Site Scripting | [b"$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']", b"$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']"]                         |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ i ] Scanning trunk/class.akismet-rest-api.php file
[ + ] Not found vulnerabilities

Extensions:

Extensions

Combine the scanner with other instruments:

  • G0BurpSQLmaPI
  • sqlmap
  • Burp Suite

Credits and Contributors

Original idea and script from WPScan Team (https://wpscan.org/)

Useful links:

URL-1

URL-2

URL-3

WPScan Vulnerability Database (https://wpvulndb.com/api)

Demo when the target is protected:

Patreon

Many thanks to:

  • WPScan
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