CVE-2025-25461 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into category names, leading to XSS execution in victims' browsers when viewing associated documents.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-25461?
CVE-2025-25461 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Feb 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
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in SeedDMS 6.0.29. A user or rogue admin with the "Add Category" permission can inject a malicious XSS payload into the category name field. When a document is subsequently associated with this category, the payload is stored on the server and rendered without proper sanitization or output encoding. This results in the XSS payload executing in the browser of any user who views the document.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25461?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Seeddms Seeddms.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25461?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25461 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-2025-25461 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-25461 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hcjx-v7fg-j456.