ArtemCyberLab/Project-Project-Chimera-Exploiting-a-Modern-WordPress-XXE-to-Pillage-Secrets-

PoC

The objective is to conduct a full-scale security assessment of a WordPress-based web application, culminating in a complete server compromise. The assessment will focus on exploiting a specific, real-world vulnerability (CVE-2021-29447) to achieve initial access.

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Known CVEs related to this entry.

IDseverity exploitable
CVE-2021-29447USmedium6.5Exploit
Wordpress is an open source CMS. A user with the ability to upload files (like an Author) can exploit an XML parsing issue in the Media Library leading to XXE attacks. This require…
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