CVE-2025-57244 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published 5 Nov 2025 Updated 5 Nov 2025

Attackers can inject malicious scripts via user account creation fields, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution in OpenKM Community Edition.

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-2025-57244?

CVE-2025-57244 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 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

OpenKM Community Edition 6.3.12 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in the user account creation interface. The Name field accepts script tags and the Email field is vulnerable when the POST request is modified to include encoded script tags, by passing frontend validation.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-57244?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openkm Openkm.

How do I fix CVE-2025-57244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-57244 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-2025-57244 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-57244 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gqj5-fpvg-f47f.