mcp-server-semgrep/semgrep-rules/php/wordpress-plugins/security/audit/wp-file-manipulation-audit.yaml

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rules:
  - id: wp-file-manipulation-audit
    patterns:
      - pattern-either:
          - pattern: unlink(...)
          - pattern: wp_delete_file(...)
    message: >-
      These functions can be used to delete the files if the data inside the
      functions are user controlled. Use these functions carefully.
    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-manipulation
      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')"