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Abuse and malware via vulnerable WordPress CMS website..
« on: February 03, 2020, 11:36:44 AM »
Reported where? -> https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/browse/

WordPress Plugins
The following plugins were detected by reading the HTML source of the WordPress sites front page.

elementor 2.8.3   latest release (2.8.5)
https://elementor.com/
elementor-pro   
happy-elementor-addons   latest release (2.6.0)
https://happyaddons.com/
invoicing 1.0.12   latest release (1.0.13)
https://wpinvoicing.com/
Plugins are a source of many security vulnerabilities within WordPress installations, always keep them updated to the latest version available and check the developers plugin page for information about security related updates and fixes.

There are likely more plugins installed than those listed here as the detection method used here is passive. While these results give an indication of the status of plugin updates, a more comprehensive assessment should be undertaken by brute forcing the plugin paths  using a dedicated tool.

 User Enumeration
  The first two user ID's were tested to determine if user enumeration is possible.

ID   User   Login
1   admin   admin
2   administrator   administrator
It is recommended to rename the admin user account to reduce the chance of brute force attacks occurring. As this will reduce the chance of automated password attackers gaining access. However it is important to understand that if the author archives are enabled it is usually possible to enumerate all users within a WordPress installation.

Directory Indexing
In the test an attempt was made to list the directory contents of the uploads and plugins folders to determine if Directory Indexing is enabled. This is a common information leakage vulnerability that can reveal sensitive information regarding your site configuration or content.

/wp-content/uploads/      enabled
/wp-content/plugins/      disabled
Directory indexing was tested on the /wp-content/uploads/ and /wp-content/plugins/ directores. Note that other directories may have this web server feature enabled, so ensure you check other folders in your installation. It is good practice to ensure directory indexing is disabled for your full WordPress installation either through the web server configuration or .htaccess.

Site seems compliant at first glance, but is infesting with doc, emotet, epoch3 & heodo malware.

See scan results: https://www.immuniweb.com/websec/?id=ND8aVdw2  (vuln. jQuery & Swiper),
misconfigurations and flaws detected.

Avast detects and we are being protected: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/c3a5e8695e125c7ec245765ae6398962f3b9ef99d8a780321d28bf0d909efec4/detection

IP detections, see: https://maltiverse.com/search;query=103.138.150.130;page=1;sort=query_score

polonus (volunteer 3rd party cold recon website security analyst and website error-hunter)
« Last Edit: February 03, 2020, 12:25:34 PM by polonus »
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