CVE-2025-39408 Cross-site scripting in BruteGuard – Brute Force Login Protection
Reflected XSS in BruteGuard plugin allows attackers to inject scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking 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-2025-39408?
CVE-2025-39408 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in EverPress BruteGuard – Brute Force Login Protection, published on 24 Apr 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in EverPress BruteGuard – Brute Force Login Protection bruteguard allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects BruteGuard – Brute Force Login Protection: from n/a through <= 0.1.4.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39408?
How do I fix CVE-2025-39408?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-39408 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-2025-39408 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39408 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j573-m2h6-qq2m.