CVE-2025-50986 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Stored XSS in diskover-web admin settings allows attackers to execute scripts when administrators view configuration pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-50986?
CVE-2025-50986 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
diskover-web v2.3.0 Community Edition suffers from multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in its administrative settings interface. Various configuration fields such as ES_HOST, ES_INDEXREFRESH, ES_PORT, ES_SCROLLSIZE, ES_TRANSLOGSIZE, ES_TRANSLOGSYNCINT, EXCLUDES_FILES, FILE_TYPES[], INCLUDES_DIRS, INCLUDES_FILES, and TIMEZONE do not properly sanitize user-supplied input. Malicious payloads submitted via these parameters are persisted in the application and executed whenever an administrator views or edits the settings page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-50986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Diskoverdata Diskover.
How do I fix CVE-2025-50986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-50986 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-2025-50986 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-50986 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9697-ch68-p5qx.