CVE-2025-40989 Stored XSS in Creativeitem Ekushey CRM
A stored XSS vulnerability in Ekushey CRM allows attackers to steal session cookies from authenticated users via the project message parameter.
- 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-2025-40989?
CVE-2025-40989 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Creativeitem Ekushey CRM, published on 2 Oct 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
Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Ekushey CRM v5.0 by Creativeitem, due to lack of proper validation of user inputs via the "/ekushey/index.php/client/project_message/add/xxx", affecting to "message" parameter via POST. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to send a specially crafted query to an authenticated user and steal his/her cookie session details.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40989?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Creativeitem Ekushey Project Manager Crm.
How do I fix CVE-2025-40989?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40989 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-2025-40989 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40989 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Creativeitem Ekushey CRM
Sources
Also known as GHSA-38m7-3q3q-x4xv.