# CVE-2025-61997: OPEXUS FOIAXpress stored XSS via banner image

> Administrative users can inject JavaScript via banner image uploads, leading to session hijacking and data theft for other users.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 10 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9m7h-pc4q-w67m

## What is CVE-2025-61997?

CVE-2025-61997 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OPEXUS FOIAXpress, published on 7 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

OPEXUS FOIAXpress before 11.13.3.0 allows an administrative user to inject JavaScript or other content within the Annual Report Enterprise Banner image upload field. Injected content is executed in the context of other users when they generate an Annual Report. Successful exploitation allows the administrative user to perform actions on behalf of the target, including stealing session cookies, user credentials, or sensitive data.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-61997?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opexustech Foiaxpress.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-61997?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-61997 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-61997 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-61997 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OPEXUS FOIAXpress

- [CVE-2025-62586](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62586/): OPEXUS FOIAXpress unauthenticated administrator password reset (high 8.9)
- [CVE-2025-61996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61996/): OPEXUS FOIAXpress stored XSS via annual report template (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2025-61998](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61998/): OPEXUS FOIAXpress stored XSS via Hyperlink Manager (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2025-61999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61999/): OPEXUS FOIAXpress stored XSS via logo image (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-61997 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-61997 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OPEXUS FOIAXpress, published on 7 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-61997 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OPEXUS FOIAXpress. 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-2025-61997/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61997/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61997
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61997
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-61997

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61997/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.