CVE-2025-71179 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published 3 Feb 2026 Updated 4 Feb 2026

Reflected XSS in Creativeitem Academy LMS allows attackers to inject scripts via search parameters, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-71179?

CVE-2025-71179 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Creativeitem Academy LMS 7.0 contains reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities via the search parameter to the /academy/blogs endpoint, and the string parameter to the /academy/course_bundles/search/query endpoint. These vulnerabilities are distinct from the patch for CVE-2023-4119, which only fixed XSS in query and sort_by parameters to the /academy/home/courses endpoint.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-71179?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Creativeitem Academy Lms.

How do I fix CVE-2025-71179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-71179 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-2025-71179 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-71179 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q6hf-qwhp-w5cp.