CVE-2025-62528 Taguette cross-site scripting vulnerability via tag name, tag description, document name and document description

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can inject JavaScript into project fields to execute code on other users' browsers, potentially leading to account takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-62528?

CVE-2025-62528 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in remram44 taguette, published on 20 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Taguette is an open source qualitative research tool. An issue has been discovered in Taguette versions prior to 1.5.0. It was possible for a project member to put JavaScript in name or description fields which would run on project load. This issue has been patched in version 1.5.0.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-62528?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including taguette. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
taguette PyPIAll versions1.5.0
taguette PyPIAll versions1.5.0
taguette PyPIAll versions1.5.0

Products include Taguette Taguette.

How do I fix CVE-2025-62528?

Upgrade taguette to 1.5.0 or later.

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-2025-62528 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-62528 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g9qw-g6rv-3889, PYSEC-2025-188.

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