CVE-2025-41037 Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in appRain CMF

Medium 5.1 Published 4 Sep 2025 Updated 4 Sep 2025

An authenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts via the file manager search parameter, potentially compromising other users' 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-2025-41037?

CVE-2025-41037 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in appRain CMF, published on 4 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

A vulnerability has been discovered in appRain CMF version 4.0.5, consisting of a stored authenticated XSS due to a lack of proper validation of user input, through the 'data[FileManager][search]' parameter in /apprain/admin/filemanager.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-41037?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apprain Apprain.

How do I fix CVE-2025-41037?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-41037 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-2025-41037 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-41037 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rm69-j4mx-pv86.