CVE-2025-12330 Willow CMS Add Post add cross site scripting

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the post title or body fields in Willow CMS, potentially compromising user sessions.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2025-12330?

CVE-2025-12330 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Willow CMS, 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 security flaw has been discovered in Willow CMS up to 1.4.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /admin/articles/add of the component Add Post Page. The manipulation of the argument title/body results in cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited.

Weakness: CWE-94, CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12330?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Matthewdeaves Willow Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2025-12330?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12330 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-2025-12330 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12330 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9wc5-vw6h-63g3.

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