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HistoryMay 14, 2016 - 1:22 a.m.

Pornhub: SSRF & XSS (W3 Total Cache)

2016-05-1401:22:59
jouko
hackerone.com
$1000
383

0.957 High

EPSS

Percentile

99.4%

The researcher discovered a vulnerable WordPress plugin. The plugin suffers from a server-side request forgery vulnerability that can be exploited in several ways.

The researcher was successful in doing the following:

  • Accessing a private server-status URL exposing a monitoring tool.
  • Running a Flash app in pornhub.com’s context to perform an XSS-like attack.