CVE-2025-40975 Multiple vulnerabilities in WorkDo products
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the description parameter in ticket replies, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2025-40975?
CVE-2025-40975 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WorkDo HRMGo, published on 12 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WorkDo's HRMGo, consisting of a lack of proper validation of user input by sending a POST request to ‘/hrmgo/ticket/changereply’, using the ‘description’ parameter.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40975?
How do I fix CVE-2025-40975?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40975 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-2025-40975 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40975 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xg52-rc56-qm35.