# CVE-2025-40700: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Governalia by IDI Eikon

> Attackers can execute JavaScript in victims' browsers via a malicious search URL, potentially stealing session cookies or performing actions on their behalf.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 2 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2345-773c-9xg5

## What is CVE-2025-40700?

CVE-2025-40700 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IDI Eikon Governalia, published on 2 Dec 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

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in IDI Eikon's Governalia. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser when a malicious URL with the 'q' parameter in '/search' is sent to them. This vulnerability can be exploited to steal sensitive information such as session cookies or to perform actions on behalf of the victim.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40700?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Idieikon Governalia.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-40700?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-40700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-40700 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-40700 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IDI Eikon Governalia, published on 2 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IDI Eikon Governalia. 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-2025-40700/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40700/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40700
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40700
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-40700

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40700/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.