CVE-2025-23169 Cross-site scripting in Director
Attackers can inject stored XSS payloads via unvalidated UI customization inputs in Versa Director, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious script execution.
- 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-2025-23169?
CVE-2025-23169 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Versa Director, published on 18 Jun 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform allows customization of the user interface, including the header, footer, and logo. However, the input provided for these customizations is not properly validated or sanitized, allowing a malicious user to inject and store cross-site scripting (XSS) payloads. Exploitation Status: Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers. Workarounds or Mitigation: There are no workarounds to disable the GUI option. Versa recommends that Director be upgraded to one of the remediated software versions.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23169?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Versa-Networks Versa Director.
How do I fix CVE-2025-23169?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23169 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-2025-23169 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23169 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Versa Director
Sources
Also known as GHSA-grg9-576x-5279.