# CVE-2025-52331: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can inject malicious HTML into WinRAR reports to disclose user information like username and IP address when users open the report.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A: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:** 12 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w8fm-xj22-4j56, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-52331

## What is CVE-2025-52331?

CVE-2025-52331 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Nov 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the generate report functionality in Rarlab WinRAR 7.11, allows attackers to disclose user information such as the computer username, generated report directory, and IP address. The generate report command includes archived file names without validation in the HTML report, which allows potentially malicious HTML tags to be injected into the report. User interaction is required. User must use the "generate report" functionality and open the report.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52331?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rarlab Winrar.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-52331?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52331 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-52331 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52331 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-6218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6218/): RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-38831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38831/): RARLAB WinRAR Code Execution (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-20250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20250/): WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2008-7144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7144/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1254/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-52331 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-52331 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Nov 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-2025-52331 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2025-52331/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52331/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-52331
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52331
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-52331

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52331/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.