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CVE-2026-1729 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the AdForest theme for WordPress affecting all versions up to and including 6.0.12. The issue is caused by improper verification of a user's identity before authentication in the 'sb_login_user_with_otp_fun' function. As a result, an unauthenticated attacker can abuse the OTP-based login flow to authenticate as an arbitrary user without proving legitimate ownership of that account. This includes the ability to log in as privileged users such as WordPress administrators.
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Repository contains a small Python proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2026-1729, described as an authentication bypass in the AdForest WordPress theme. Structure is minimal: (1) README.md with description, requirements, and CLI examples; (2) exploit.py as the sole code file; (3) requirements.txt pinning `requests`. The exploit is a network-based attack against a WordPress site. It creates a `requests.Session()` and sends a POST request to the WordPress AJAX handler `/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php` with `action=sb_login_user_with_otp`, a chosen `user_id` (default 1), and an arbitrary `otp_code` value. The script assumes the theme’s OTP login action is improperly implemented such that any OTP value authenticates the specified user. After the POST, it validates success by requesting `/wp-admin/` using the same session (cookie persistence). If successful, it prints the admin URL and session cookies, and optionally requests `/wp-admin/profile.php` to extract and display the compromised username via regex. No reverse shell or command execution payload is included; the primary capability is obtaining an authenticated admin session (session cookies) for immediate interactive access to the WordPress admin dashboard.
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