CVE-2025-6725 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in PdfViewer
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in user browsers via crafted PDF documents in Kendo UI PdfViewer components.
- 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-2025-6725?
CVE-2025-6725 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Progress Software Kendo UI for Angular, published on 2 Jul 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
In the PdfViewer component, a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability is possible if a specially-crafted document has already been loaded and the user engages with a tool that requires the DOM to be re-rendered.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6725?
How do I fix CVE-2025-6725?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6725 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-2025-6725 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6725 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j73g-jxqg-3cqj.