CVE-2025-53897 Kiteworks MFT has a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
An attacker can trick an administrator into visiting a malicious page to access system log information in Kiteworks MFT.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-53897?
CVE-2025-53897 is a medium-severity vulnerability in kiteworks security-advisories, published on 29 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
Kiteworks MFT orchestrates end-to-end file transfer workflows. Prior to version 9.1.0, this vulnerability could allow an external attacker to gain access to log information from the system by tricking an administrator into browsing a specifically crafted fake page of Kiteworks MFT. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.0.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53897?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Accellion Kiteworks Managed File Transfer.
How do I fix CVE-2025-53897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-53897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53897 in the wild and no public exploit code.