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File: /var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/wpscan/security-checks/xmlrpc-enabled/check.php
<?php
/**
 * Classname: WPScan\Checks\xmlrpcEnabled
 */

namespace WPScan\Checks;

// Exit if accessed directly.
defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;

/**
 * XMLrpcEnabled.
 *
 * Checks if XML-RPC is enabled.
 *
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
class xmlrpcEnabled extends Check {
	/**
	 * Title.
	 *
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 * @access public
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function title() {
		return __( 'XML-RPC Enabled', 'wpscan' );
	}

	/**
	 * Description.
	 *
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 * @access public
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function description() {
		return __( 'Check if the WordPress XML-RPC is enabled', 'wpscan' );
	}

	/**
	 * Success message.
	 *
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 * @access public
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function success_message() {
		return __( 'XML-RPC was found to be disabled', 'wpscan' );
	}

	/**
	 * Perform the check and save the results.
	 *
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 * @access public
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function perform() {
		$vulnerabilities = $this->get_vulnerabilities();
		$url             = get_site_url() . '/xmlrpc.php';

		// First check if the xmlrpc.php file returns a 405 code.
		$is_available      = wp_remote_get( $url, array( 'timeout' => 5 ) );
		$is_available_code = wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $is_available );

		if ( 405 !== $is_available_code ) return;

		// Try an authenticated request.
		$authenticated_body     = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><methodCall><methodName>wp.getUsers</methodName><params><param><value>1</value></param><param><value>username</value></param><param><value>password</value></param></params></methodCall>';
		$authenticated_response = wp_remote_post( $url, array( 'body' => $authenticated_body ) );

		if ( is_wp_error( $authenticated_response ) ) {
			// The authenticated_response returned a WP_Error.
			error_log( $authenticated_response->get_error_message() );
		} else {
			if ( preg_match( '/<string>Incorrect username or password.<\/string>/', $authenticated_response['body'] ) ) {
				$this->add_vulnerability( __( 'The XML-RPC interface is enabled. This significantly increases your site\'s attack surface.', 'wpscan' ), 'medium', sanitize_title( $url ), 'https://blog.wpscan.com/is-wordpress-xmlrpc-a-security-problem/' );
				return;
			} else {
				// Try an unauthenticated request.
				$unauthenticated_body     = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><methodCall><methodName>demo.sayHello</methodName><params><param></param></params></methodCall>';
				$unauthenticated_response = wp_remote_post( $url, array( 'body' => $unauthenticated_body ) );

				if ( preg_match( '/<string>Hello!<\/string>/', $unauthenticated_response['body'] ) ) {
					$this->add_vulnerability( __( 'The XML-RPC interface is partly disabled, but still allows unauthenticated requests.', 'wpscan' ), 'low', sanitize_title( $url ), 'https://blog.wpscan.com/is-wordpress-xmlrpc-a-security-problem/' );
				}
			}
		}
	}
}