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The HTML5 Video Player WordPress plugin before version 2.5.27 contains a vulnerability in one of its REST API routes, where a parameter is not properly sanitized or escaped before being used in a SQL statement. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary SQL queries into the database, potentially leading to data exfiltration, modification, or other database-level attacks.
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This repository is a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit scanner for CVE-2024-5522, a vulnerability affecting certain WordPress sites exposing the /wp-json/h5vp/v1/video/ REST API endpoint. The main script (main.py) is a Python tool that reads a list of target URLs from a user-supplied file (targets.txt) and attempts to exploit each by sending a crafted SQL injection payload (from payload.txt) to the vulnerable endpoint. The payload is designed to extract database information and inject a marker string ('Injected By geniuszly') into the response, which the tool uses to determine if the target is vulnerable. The tool provides color-coded output indicating which sites are vulnerable. The repository includes a README with detailed usage instructions, a requirements.txt for dependencies, and is structured for easy modification of payloads and targets. No weaponized or post-exploitation features are present; the tool is focused on detection and proof-of-concept exploitation.
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