recon-churches

Discover church domains and detect WordPress vulnerabilities for authorized penetration testing.

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npx skills add https://github.com/uphiago/recon-skills --skill recon-churches
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Skill: recon-churches
Source: https://github.com/uphiago/recon-skills/tree/main/redteam/recon-churches
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/uphiago/recon-skills --skill recon-churches

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses the challenge of identifying easily exploitable vulnerabilities in church, religious organization, and non-profit websites, which are frequently low-budget, volunteer-maintained WordPress instances with minimal security hardening and no dedicated security teams, making them high-priority, low-effort targets for authorized penetration testing and reconnaissance.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Sector-specific domain discovery: Automatically identifies common naming patterns for religious organization domains including <churchname>.org, <city>fbc.org, and <denomination>-<city>.org structures via certificate transparency logs.
  • Targeted WordPress recon workflows: Detects the most common high-severity flaws in this sector, including CORS credential reflection, open XMLRPC endpoints, exposed debug logs, outdated plugins, and accessible PHPInfo/config files.
  • Pre-built attack chains: Includes validated exploit chains for common vulnerability combinations found in church sites, such as CORS + user enumeration leading to account takeover, and XMLRPC multicall brute force.
  • Use Case: For a pentest engagement covering non-profit sector clients, use this Skill to quickly map all associated religious organization domains and scan them for unpatched WordPress vulnerabilities without manual configuration of generic recon tools.

Quick Start

Use the recon-churches skill to scan all identified church and religious organization domains for common WordPress security flaws including CORS misconfigurations, open XMLRPC endpoints, and exposed debug logs.

Frequently Asked Questions about recon-churches

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I scan church and non-profit websites for common WordPress vulnerabilities?

To identify WordPress vulnerabilities on church websites, this skill scans for CORS misconfigurations, open XMLRPC endpoints, and exposed debug logs. It automates domain discovery and vulnerability detection for religious organization targets.

What recon techniques find high-yield targets on religious organization domains?

Finding high-yield targets on religious domains involves querying certificate transparency logs for common naming patterns like <churchname>.org. It identifies low-security WordPress instances typical of non-profit organizations.

How does CORS credential reflection testing work for WordPress pentest engagements?

CORS credential reflection testing validates whether WordPress instances expose sensitive data cross-origin. This skill detects CORS misconfigurations and builds attack chains combining CORS with user enumeration for account takeover.

Can I enumerate XMLRPC endpoints on shared hosting without a WAF?

Yes, you can enumerate XMLRPC endpoints on shared hosting without a WAF. This skill detects open xmlrpc.php endpoints and validates XMLRPC multicall brute force attack chains common in volunteer-maintained WordPress sites.

Does this sector recon skill detect exposed PHPInfo and config files?

Yes, this sector recon skill detects exposed PHPInfo and config files during WordPress vulnerability scanning. It identifies accessible configuration files, outdated plugins, and debug logs on church and religious organization domains.