CVE-2025-23110 Cross-site scripting in REDCap

Medium 6.1 Published 10 Jan 2025 Updated 13 Jan 2025

Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victims' browsers via a malicious CSV upload in REDCap, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.

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-2025-23110?

CVE-2025-23110 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Vanderbilt REDCap, published on 10 Jan 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 issue was discovered in REDCap 14.9.6. A Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the email-subject field exists while performing an upload of a CSV file containing a list of alert configurations. An attacker can send the victim a CSV file containing the XSS payload in the email-subject. Once the victim uploads the file, he automatically lands on a page to view the uploaded data. If the victim clicks on the email-subject value, it triggers the XSS payload.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23110?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vanderbilt Redcap.

How do I fix CVE-2025-23110?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23110 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-2025-23110 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23110 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vhvh-q2wp-vqv5.