# CVE-2025-25189: [XBOW-025-031] Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via jobid Parameter in ZOO-Project WPS publish.py CGI Script

> Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers via the jobid parameter in the ZOO-Project WPS publish.py script.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 11 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pw7m-p9q7-357p

## What is CVE-2025-25189?

CVE-2025-25189 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ZOO-Project, published on 10 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The ZOO-Project is an open source processing platform. A reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in the ZOO-Project Web Processing Service (WPS) publish.py CGI script prior to commit 7a5ae1a. The script reflects user input from the `jobid` parameter in its HTTP response without proper HTML encoding or sanitization. When a victim visits a specially crafted URL pointing to this endpoint, arbitrary JavaScript code can be executed in their browser context. The vulnerability occurs because the CGI script directly outputs the query string parameters into the HTML response without escaping HTML special characters. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code through the `jobid` parameter which will be executed when rendered by the victim's browser. Commit 7a5ae1a contains a fix for the issue.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25189?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-25189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-25189 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-25189 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-25189 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-25189 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ZOO-Project, published on 10 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-25189 exists.

Affected product: ZOO-Project. 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-2025-25189/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25189/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-25189
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25189
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-25189

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25189/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.