# CVE-2025-0557: Hyland Alfresco Community Edition URL s cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in user browsers via a cross-site scripting flaw in the URL handler of Alfresco Community and Enterprise Editions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 21 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5m9w-g6xc-gmvc

## What is CVE-2025-0557?

CVE-2025-0557 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hyland Alfresco Community Edition, published on 18 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Hyland Alfresco Community Edition and Alfresco Enterprise Edition up to 6.2.2. This affects an unknown part of the file /share/s/ of the component URL Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 7.0 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0557?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-0557?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0557 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-0557 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0557 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-0557 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-0557 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hyland Alfresco Community Edition, published on 18 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0557 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hyland Alfresco Community Edition. 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-2025-0557/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0557/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0557
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0557
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-0557

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0557/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.