Public surface assessment — Q Factory
WordPress on WP Engine. REST user enumeration still live, near-zero security headers, DMARC none. True L3: HIGH 4 · MEDIUM 3.
Executive summary
Why act now
These findings are not theoretical: they are public surfaces a human or a hacker agent can consume today. Each card has proof links, impact, owner, fix, and validation — so the team takes risk seriously and acts.
WordPress on WP Engine. REST user enumeration still live, near-zero security headers, DMARC none. True L3: HIGH 4 · MEDIUM 3.
Stack in this run
| Component | Used | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ParviClaw Core + AWP | YES (lab) | full pack on engagement |
| ParviSight browser | partial | HTTP walk / agentic |
| PayBotFin Witness live | as engaged | honest scope in annex |
Findings
Each finding includes: problem, where (clickable link), attacker/agent impact, owner, PoC (read-only), how to fix, and how to validate.
WordPress REST user enumeration
HIGHGET https://q-factory.fi/wp-json/wp/v2/users → 200. Five users public including id 25 name onni-vilhelm.ojanen@q-factory.fi (personal email as WP display name); also hutcode, jenny.ammondt, petra.vaisalo, Q-Factory Oy. Re-confirmed live 2026-07-31. last_reprobe=2026-07-31.
Exposes real account identifiers for phishing and password spray.
GET https://q-factory.fi/wp-json/wp/v2/users → 200 — 5 users public, including a person e-mail used as WordPress display name:
| id | slug | name (public) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | hutcode | hutcode |
| 28 | jenny-ammondt | jenny.ammondt |
| 25 | onni-vilhelm-ojanenq-factory-fi | onni-vilhelm.ojanen@q-factory.fi |
| 23 | petra-vaisalo | petra.vaisalo |
| 2 | qfactory | Q-Factory Oy |
/wp-json, /wp-json/wp/v2, posts. First pentest (2026-07-28 phase2) already recorded id 25 as email-like identity; re-confirmed live 2026-07-31.- Human: Harvest public WP usernames/emails for phishing and password spray.
- Agent (LLM+tools): Pull
/wp-json/wp/v2/usersin a loop; expand spray lists. - If invasive/destructive: Account takeover → CMS compromise. L3 only proves unauthenticated enum.
Q Factory — security / product / infrastructure (confirm internal owner)
Read-only. Does not change the system.
curl -sS 'https://q-factory.fi/wp-json/wp/v2/users' | head -c 800
Block unauthenticated /wp-json/wp/v2/users; never use email as display name; MFA on WP; harden wp-login.
Block unauthenticated /wp-json/wp/v2/users; never use email as display name; MFA on WP; harden wp-login.
Missing major security headers
HIGHhttps://q-factory.fi/ response headers — What / evidence: No CSP/HSTS/XFO/nosniff baseline (deep + prior). Fix: Full header baseline last_reprobe=2026-07-31.
Weak browser security headers increase impact of XSS/clickjacking/MITM.
- Human: Public headers surface on q-factory.fi expands attacker recon.
- Agent (LLM+tools): Keep surface in continuous recon.
- If invasive/destructive: Escalate if second bug/credential. L3 public-max is read-only.
Q Factory — security / product / infrastructure (confirm internal owner)
Read-only. Does not change the system.
curl -sSI 'https://q-factory.fi/' | egrep -i 'strict-transport|content-security|x-frame|x-content'
Add/tighten HSTS, CSP, XFO, nosniff, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy on https://q-factory.fi/.
Add/tighten HSTS, CSP, XFO, nosniff, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy on https://q-factory.fi/.
DMARC p=none
HIGHDNS TXT at _dmarc.q-factory.fi publishes a DMARC policy with p=none (monitor-only). Receiving servers do not quarantine/reject forged @q-factory.fi mail on DMARC fail. This is email brand spoofing / BEC risk, not a website bug. Proof: dig TXT _dmarc.q-factory.fi +short last_reprobe=2026-07-31.
Brand email spoofing / BEC remains easier while DMARC on q-factory.fi is not reject.
DNS record (not a website): _dmarc.q-factory.fi TXT
Mail domain: @q-factory.fi
- Human: Forge invoices / IT resets as
@q-factory.fiwhilep=none. - Agent (LLM+tools): Re-check DMARC; automate brand-domain spoof campaigns.
- If invasive/destructive: Financial fraud via trusted-looking mail — not CMS takeover from this alone. L3 only proves DNS policy (dig).
Q Factory — security / product / infrastructure (confirm internal owner)
Read-only. Does not change the system.
dig TXT _dmarc.q-factory.fi +short
Align SPF/DKIM for all legitimate senders; move DMARC to p=quarantine then p=reject; monitor rua; document third-party senders.
Align SPF/DKIM for all legitimate senders; move DMARC to p=quarantine then p=reject; monitor rua; document third-party senders.
Public wp-login
HIGHhttps://q-factory.fi/ — What / evidence: Login spray surface with known usernames. Fix: MFA, rate limit, WAF last_reprobe=2026-07-31.
Default WP login is a permanent spray target.
- Human: Public wp_login surface on q-factory.fi expands attacker recon.
- Agent (LLM+tools): Keep surface in continuous recon.
- If invasive/destructive: Escalate if second bug/credential. L3 public-max is read-only.
Q Factory — security / product / infrastructure (confirm internal owner)
Read-only. Does not change the system.
curl -sSI 'https://q-factory.fi/'
MFA, rate limit, WAF, optional allowlist; combine with blocking user REST enum.
MFA, rate limit, WAF, optional allowlist; combine with blocking user REST enum.
Full REST index open
MEDIUMlarge wp-json surface (surface: https://q-factory.fi/). last_reprobe=2026-07-31.
Public brand surface on q-factory.fi expands recon until closed.
- Human: Public edge surface on q-factory.fi expands attacker recon.
- Agent (LLM+tools): Keep surface in continuous recon.
- If invasive/destructive: Escalate if second bug/credential. L3 public-max is read-only.
Q Factory — security / product / infrastructure (confirm internal owner)
Read-only. Does not change the system.
curl -sSI 'https://q-factory.fi/'
Remove unnecessary public hosts on q-factory.fi DNS or enforce strong auth/WAF; re-test from internet.
Remove unnecessary public hosts on q-factory.fi DNS or enforce strong auth/WAF; re-test from internet.
HubSpot forms third-party
MEDIUMHubSpot forms third-party (surface: https://q-factory.fi/). last_reprobe=2026-07-31.
Public brand surface on q-factory.fi expands recon until closed.
- Human: Public edge surface on q-factory.fi expands attacker recon.
- Agent (LLM+tools): Keep surface in continuous recon.
- If invasive/destructive: Escalate if second bug/credential. L3 public-max is read-only.
Q Factory — security / product / infrastructure (confirm internal owner)
Read-only. Does not change the system.
curl -sSI 'https://q-factory.fi/'
Remove unnecessary public hosts on q-factory.fi DNS or enforce strong auth/WAF; re-test from internet.
Remove unnecessary public hosts on q-factory.fi DNS or enforce strong auth/WAF; re-test from internet.
moodle/equal historical DNS
MEDIUMnot responding now — watch reappearance (surface: https://q-factory.fi/). last_reprobe=2026-07-31.
Public brand surface on q-factory.fi expands recon until closed.
- Human: Public edge surface on q-factory.fi expands attacker recon.
- Agent (LLM+tools): Keep surface in continuous recon.
- If invasive/destructive: Escalate if second bug/credential. L3 public-max is read-only.
Q Factory — security / product / infrastructure (confirm internal owner)
Read-only. Does not change the system.
curl -sSI 'https://q-factory.fi/'
Remove unnecessary public hosts on q-factory.fi DNS or enforce strong auth/WAF; re-test from internet.
Remove unnecessary public hosts on q-factory.fi DNS or enforce strong auth/WAF; re-test from internet.
Evidence annexes (AWP + Core)
Real pack from L3 max retest 2026-07-31 (public-max, non-destructive). Each file has a caption. Links open the artifact.
What it is: signed Agent Witness Protocol receipt (offline-verifiable).
What it proves: integrity of our test/engagement log.
What it is NOT: not alone proof of the bug on your host (that is each finding’s PoC).
→ download awp-receipt.json
What it is: append-only leaves (scope, probes seal, catalog, quality, seal).
What it proves: timeline of this retest run.
→ download leaves.jsonl · leaf-chain.txt (PASS)
What it is: status/headers/samples from public-max probes.
What it proves: what the internet saw during the run.
→ download retest-raw.json
What it is: multi-page walk summary (URLs, sizes, forms).
→ download agentic-walk.json · core-export.json
→ open full evidence folder · engagement eng_qfactory_l3_retest_1361 · witness_mode local_awp_dev (DEV_LAB keys — not production ceremony).
How to use / verify AWP (open-source)
- Download
awp-receipt.jsonfrom the annex (or clone the evidence folder). - On any machine with Node 18+:
# from the evidence folder npx agent-witness-protocol verify awp-receipt.json # or with local package node /path/to/agent-witness-protocol/bin/awp.js verify awp-receipt.json
Honest PASS meaning: the receipt’s signature, Merkle inclusion, and checkpoint check out — the test log is intact.
PASS does NOT mean: your production bug is fixed, or that PayBotFin live network witness was used (this pack is local_awp_dev / DEV_LAB unless noted).
PayBotFin Witness: live network emit is optional and engagement-scoped. If not listed above as network_emit, do not claim live PayBot verification for this run.
Remediation order for the team
- Close HIGH public exposures first (auth / VPN / DNS / policy).
- Fix MEDIUM headers, mail policy, and non-prod exposure.
- Re-test every PoC from the public internet until closed.
- Archive AWP/evidence pack for audit and retest baseline.