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CVE-2025-1306 is a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the Newscrunch theme for WordPress through version 1.8.4. The newscrunch_install_and_activate_plugin() function lacks correct nonce validation, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to cause a site administrator to submit a forged request that uploads arbitrary files.
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This repository documents and provides a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2025-1306, a critical CSRF vulnerability in the Newscrunch WordPress theme (versions 1.8.4 and below). The exploit leverages missing nonce validation in the theme's plugin installation function, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to trick a logged-in administrator into uploading an arbitrary ZIP file (containing a PHP web shell) to the server. The README.md contains a full HTML/JavaScript PoC that auto-submits a POST request to the vulnerable endpoint, as well as an example PHP shell payload. No standalone code files are present; the exploit is fully described and implemented within the README. The attack vector is browser-based (CSRF), and the main endpoints involved are the vulnerable WordPress AJAX handler and the location of the uploaded shell. The exploit enables remote code execution on the target server if an administrator visits the attacker's page.
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