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📄 Textpattern 4.9.0 Cross Site Scripting

🗓️ 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00Reported by tmrswrrType 
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Textpattern 4.9.0 stores cross site scripting in Site URL via Preferences, exploitable by admins.

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# Exploit Title: Textpattern CMS 4.9.0 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
    in Preferences
    # Date: 2025-12-22
    # Exploit Author: tmrswrr
    # Vendor Homepage: https://textpattern.com/
    # Software Link:
    https://textpattern.com/file_download/124/textpattern-4.9.0.zip
    # Version: 4.9.0
    # Tested on: Apache/2.4.65, PHP 7.4.33, MariaDB 10.5.28
    
    
    ## Description:
    Textpattern CMS version 4.9.0 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
    vulnerability in the administrative interface. The vulnerability allows
    authenticated attackers with administrative privileges to inject malicious
    JavaScript payloads into site preferences ( "Site URL" field ), which are
    then executed when any user visits the frontend of the website.
    
    
    ## Proof of Concept:
    
    ### Step 1: Login to Admin Panel
    1. Navigate to: `http://target.com/textpattern/`
    2. Login with administrator credentials (default: admin/password)
    
    ### Step 2: Access Preferences
    1. Click on "Admin" in the top navigation
    2. Select "Preferences" from the dropdown menu
    3. Navigate to the "Site" tab
    
    ### Step 3: Inject XSS Payload
    In the "Site URL" field, insert the XSS payload:
    
     "><script>alert('1');</script>

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23 Dec 2025 00:00Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
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