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CVE-2015-10143 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the discontinued Platform theme for WordPress affecting versions prior to 1.4.5. The flaw is in the theme’s AJAX option-saving handler, identified as the *_ajax_save_options() function and exposed through WordPress’s /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php endpoint via the pagelines_ajax_save_options action. The function fails to enforce a required capability check before processing requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary WordPress options. A practical exploitation path is to set users_can_register to enable public registration and change default_role to administrator, after which the attacker can register a new account and obtain administrative access to the site.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (wp_platform_exec.rb) targeting a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2015-10143) in the WordPress 'platform' and 'platform pro' themes. The exploit abuses an unchecked 'admin_init' call that allows an attacker to upload a malicious PHP file via a crafted multipart/form-data POST request to the WordPress admin post endpoint. The uploaded file is then included and executed by the vulnerable theme, resulting in arbitrary code execution on the server. The module is weaponized, leveraging Metasploit's payload system to deliver customizable PHP payloads. The only fingerprintable endpoint is the standard WordPress admin-post.php path, which is targeted for the file upload. The repository is structured as a single Ruby file compatible with the Metasploit framework, and its purpose is to provide a reliable exploit for this specific WordPress theme vulnerability.
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