CVE-2025-12460 Stored XSS vulnerability in Afterlogic Aurora webmail

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in webmail users' browsers via crafted HTML emails, potentially accessing user data.

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-2025-12460?

CVE-2025-12460 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Afterlogic Aurora, published on 31 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

An XSS issue was discovered in Afterlogic Aurora webmail version 9.8.3 and below. An attacker can send a specially crafted HTML e-mail message with JavaScript in an img HTML tag. This could allow a remote attacker to load arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of a webmail user's browser window, and access user data.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12460?

How do I fix CVE-2025-12460?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12460 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-2025-12460 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12460 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vc68-c4h2-5g4j.

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