# CVE-2025-12280: code-projects Client Details System update-clients.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the Client Details System via the update-clients.php file, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 27 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c9m6-h899-pcgw

## What is CVE-2025-12280?

CVE-2025-12280 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Client Details System, published on 27 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in code-projects Client Details System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /update-clients.php. Performing manipulation results in cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

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-2025-12280?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fabian Client Details System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-12280?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12280 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-12280 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-12280 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Client Details System

- [CVE-2025-6446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6446/): code-projects Client Details System index.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-7137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7137/): code-projects Client Details System HTTP POST Request sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-7138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7138/): code-projects Client Details System HTTP POST Request admin sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2025-60302](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-60302/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2025-12243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12243/): code-projects Client Details System GET Parameter welcome.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-12280 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-12280 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Client Details System, published on 27 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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-2025-12280 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Client Details System. 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-2025-12280/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12280/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12280
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12280
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-12280

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12280/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.