# CVE-2025-11306: qianfox FoxCMS Search cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the search keyword parameter in FoxCMS, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **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:** 5 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 24 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6c59-6393-4j79

## What is CVE-2025-11306?

CVE-2025-11306 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in qianfox FoxCMS, published on 5 Oct 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

A vulnerability was found in qianfox FoxCMS up to 1.2. This affects an unknown part of the file /index.php/Search of the component Search Page. The manipulation of the argument keyword results in cross site scripting. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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-2025-11306?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qianfox Foxcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-11306?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11306 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-11306 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11306 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in qianfox FoxCMS

- [CVE-2025-45238](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-45238/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-12901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12901/): FoxCMS API Endpoint Site.php improper authorization (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-45240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-45240/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-51650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-51650/): File upload in n/a (medium 5.6)
- [CVE-2025-7568](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7568/): qianfox FoxCMS Video.php batchCope sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-11306 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-11306 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in qianfox FoxCMS, published on 5 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11306 exists.

Affected product: qianfox FoxCMS. 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-2025-11306/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11306/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11306
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11306
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-11306

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11306/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.