php.wordpress-plugins.security.audit.wp-file-inclusion-audit.wp-file-inclusion-audit

rules:
  - id: wp-file-inclusion-audit
    patterns:
      - pattern-either:
          - pattern: include(...)
          - pattern: require(...)
          - pattern: include_once(...)
          - pattern: require_once(...)
          - pattern: fread(...)
    message: These functions can lead to Local File Inclusion (LFI) or Remote File
      Inclusion (RFI) if the data inside is user-controlled. Validate the data
      properly before passing it to these functions.
    paths:
      include:
        - wp-content/plugins/**/*.php
    languages:
      - php
    severity: WARNING
    metadata:
      category: security
      confidence: LOW
      likelihood: LOW
      impact: HIGH
      subcategory:
        - audit
      technology:
        - Wordpress Plugins
      references:
        - https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan/wiki/WordPress-Plugin-Security-Testing-Cheat-Sheet#file-inclusion
      owasp:
        - A01:2021 - Broken Access Control
        - A08:2021 - Software and Data Integrity Failures
      cwe:
        - "CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
          ('Path Traversal')"
        - "CWE-73: The software allows user input to control or influence paths
          of file names that are used in filesystem operations."
        - "CWE-98: Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in
          PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')"
      license: Commons Clause License Condition v1.0[LGPL-2.1-only]