CVE-2025-0666 BOINC Server Stored XSS Injection in host_venue_action.php
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into BOINC Server pages, potentially stealing user sessions or executing code in victim browsers.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0666?
CVE-2025-0666 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in BOINC Server, published on 7 May 2025. 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 (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in BOINC Server allows Stored XSS.This issue affects BOINC Server: through 1.4.7.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0666?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Universityofcalifornia Boinc Server.
How do I fix CVE-2025-0666?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0666 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-0666 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-0666 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in BOINC Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jm7c-x6r9-pc54.