# CVE-2025-68898: WordPress Synergy Project Manager plugin <= 1.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Synergy Project Manager plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c759-qxvg-wjj9

## What is CVE-2025-68898?

CVE-2025-68898 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in cjjparadoxmax Synergy Project Manager, published on 22 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in cjjparadoxmax Synergy Project Manager synergy-project-manager allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Synergy Project Manager: from n/a through <= 1.5.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68898?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-68898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-68898 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-68898 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-68898 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in cjjparadoxmax Synergy Project Manager, published on 22 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: cjjparadoxmax Synergy Project Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68898/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68898/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68898
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68898
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-68898

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68898/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.