CVE-2025-23111 Cross-site scripting in REDCap
Attackers can inject HTML into survey field names to redirect users to phishing sites, potentially leading to credential theft or malicious actions.
- 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-2025-23111?
CVE-2025-23111 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. It allows HTML Injection via the Survey field name, exposing users to a redirection to a phishing website. An attacker can exploit this to trick the user that receives the survey into clicking on the field name, which redirects them to a phishing website. Thus, this allows malicious actions to be executed without user consent.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23111?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vanderbilt Redcap.
How do I fix CVE-2025-23111?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23111 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-2025-23111 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23111 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vanderbilt REDCap
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v43v-rf94-6vm5.