CVE-2025-71165 Typesetter CMS Reflected XSS via Status.php
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the admin interface via reflected XSS in the Status tool, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2025-71165?
CVE-2025-71165 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Typesetter, published on 14 Jan 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
Typesetter CMS versions up to and including 5.1 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrative interface within the Tools Status functionality. The path parameter is reflected into the HTML response without proper output encoding in include/admin/Tools/Status.php. An authenticated attacker can supply crafted input containing HTML or JavaScript, resulting in arbitrary script execution in the context of an authenticated user's browser session.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-71165?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Typesettercms Typesetter.
How do I fix CVE-2025-71165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-71165 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-2025-71165 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-71165 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Typesetter
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qw2j-q26j-pp2x.