CVE-2025-40641 Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the Multi-purpose Inventory Management System
Stored XSS in Multi-Purpose Inventory Management System allows attackers to steal session cookies from authenticated users via crafted product names.
- 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-2025-40641?
CVE-2025-40641 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Multi-Purpose Inventory Management System, published on 8 Sep 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
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability stored in Multi-Purpose Inventory Management System, consisting of a stored XSS due to lack of proper validation of user input by sending a POST request using the product_name parameter in /Controller_Products/update. This vulnerability could allow a remote user to send a specially crafted query to an authenticated user and steal their cookie session details.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40641?
How do I fix CVE-2025-40641?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40641 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-2025-40641 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40641 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vfvx-jv6h-rrrw.