CVE-2018-6389
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WordPress是WordPress软件基金会的一套使用PHP语言开发的博客平台。该平台支持在PHP和MySQL的服务器上架设个人博客网站。 WordPress 4.9.2及之前版本中存在安全漏洞。攻击者可通过使用较大的registered .js文件列表，创建请求来多次加载文件利用该漏洞造成拒绝服务（资源消耗）。
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ExploitDB · 1
EDB-43968 [dos]
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2018-6389
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
WordPress 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
WordPress是WordPress软件基金会的一套使用PHP语言开发的博客平台。该平台支持在PHP和MySQL的服务器上架设个人博客网站。 WordPress 4.9.2及之前版本中存在安全漏洞。攻击者可通过使用较大的registered .js文件列表，创建请求来多次加载文件利用该漏洞造成拒绝服务（资源消耗）。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
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Affected Products
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II. Public POCs for CVE-2018-6389
| # | POC Description | Source Link | Shenlong Link |
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| 1 | Apache RewriteRule to mitigate potential DoS attack via Wordpress wp-admin/load-scripts.php file | https://github.com/yolabingo/wordpress-fix-cve-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 2 | CVE-2018-6389 Exploit In WordPress DoS | https://github.com/safebuffer/CVE-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 3 | A ModSecurity ruleset for detecting potential attacks using CVE-2018-6389 | https://github.com/rastating/modsecurity-cve-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 4 | WordPress DoS (CVE-2018-6389) | https://github.com/knqyf263/CVE-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 5 | Patch Wordpress DOS breach (CVE-2018-6389) in PHP | https://github.com/JulienGadanho/cve-2018-6389-php-patcher | POC Details |
| 6 | Metasploit module for WordPress DOS load-scripts.php CVE-2018-638 | https://github.com/dsfau/wordpress-CVE-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 7 | Global Fix for Wordpress CVE-2018-6389 | https://github.com/Jetserver/CVE-2018-6389-FIX | POC Details |
| 8 | Proof of Concept of vunerability CVE-2018-6389 on Wordpress 4.9.2 | https://github.com/thechrono13/PoC---CVE-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 9 | None | https://github.com/BlackRouter/cve-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 10 | None | https://github.com/alessiogilardi/PoC---CVE-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 11 | CVE-2018-6389 WordPress Core - 'load-scripts.php' Denial of Service <= 4.9.4 | https://github.com/JavierOlmedo/wordpress-cve-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 12 | Tries to exploit a WordPress vulnerability (CVE-2018-6389) which can be used to cause a Denial of Service. | https://github.com/m3ssap0/wordpress_cve-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 13 | Improved DOS exploit for wordpress websites (CVE-2018-6389) | https://github.com/s0md3v/Shiva | POC Details |
| 14 | None | https://github.com/mudhappy/Wordpress-Hack-CVE-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 15 | WP-DOS-Exploit-CVE-2018-6389 | https://github.com/armaanpathan12345/WP-DOS-Exploit-CVE-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 16 | Mitigate CVE-2018-6389 WordPress load-scripts / load-styles attacks | https://github.com/ItinerisLtd/trellis-cve-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 17 | Exploit for vulnerability CVE-2018-6389 on wordpress sites | https://github.com/Zazzzles/Wordpress-DOS | POC Details |
| 18 | CVE-2018-6389 PoC node js multisite with proxy | https://github.com/fakedob/tvsz | POC Details |
| 19 | load-scripts.php file, which purpose is to retrieve several JavaScript packages through one single request. | https://github.com/vineetkia/Wordpress-DOS-Attack-CVE-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 20 | CVE-2018-6389: WordPress <= 4.9.x 拒绝服务(DOS)漏洞 | https://github.com/ianxtianxt/CVE-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 21 | it is the official Fix of Wordpress CVE-2018-6389. | https://github.com/amit-pathak009/CVE-2018-6389-FIX | POC Details |
| 22 | None | https://github.com/NemesisCyberForce/WordPress-CVE-2018-6389 | POC Details |
| 23 | PoC Exploit CVE-2018-6389 | https://github.com/omidsec/CVE-2018-6389 | POC Details |
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2018-6389 (2)
Exploits & Public PoCs for CVE-2018-6389 (1)
News Coverage for CVE-2018-6389 (1)
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https://thehackernews.com/2018/02/wordpress-dos-exploit.html x_refsource_MISC
Other References for CVE-2018-6389 (3)
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9021 x_refsource_MISC
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https://github.com/UltimateHackers/Shiva x_refsource_MISC
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https://github.com/WazeHell/CVE-2018-6389 x_refsource_MISC
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