CVE-2025-69848 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Reflected XSS in NetBox allows attackers to execute arbitrary client-side code in privileged user sessions via unescaped object names in error messages.
- 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-2025-69848?
CVE-2025-69848 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
NetBox is an open-source infrastructure resource modeling and IP address management platform. A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions 2.11.0 through 3.7.x in the ProtectedError handling logic, where object names are included in HTML error messages without proper escaping. This allows user-controlled content to be rendered in the web interface when a delete operation fails due to protected relationships, potentially enabling execution of arbitrary client-side code in the context of a privileged user.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69848?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netbox Netbox.
How do I fix CVE-2025-69848?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-69848 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-2025-69848 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-69848 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m2rq-533f-3phc.