# CVE-2025-1888: Reflected Cross Site Scripting in Aperio Eslide Manager

> An authenticated user can inject malicious JavaScript into the memo field of the Leica Aperio Eslide Manager, leading to reflected XSS when viewed by others.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 14 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2jm3-4crv-w9ff

## What is CVE-2025-1888?

CVE-2025-1888 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Leica BioSystems Aperio Eslide Manager, published on 14 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Leica Web Viewer within the Aperio Eslide Manager Application is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting (XSS). An authenticated user can access the slides within a project and injecting malicious JavaScript into the "memo" field. The memo field has a hover over action that will display a Microsoft Tool Tip which a user can use to quickly view the memo associated with the slide and execute the JavaScript.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1888?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-1888?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-1888 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1888 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-1888 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-1888 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Leica BioSystems Aperio Eslide Manager, published on 14 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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-2025-1888 exists.

Affected product: Leica BioSystems Aperio Eslide Manager. 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-2025-1888/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1888/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1888
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1888
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-1888

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1888/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.