# CVE-2025-8528: Exrick xboot getMenuList sensitive information in a cookie

> Attackers can remotely access sensitive information stored in cleartext cookies within the xboot web application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7wcw-hgc4-jvm4

## What is CVE-2025-8528?

CVE-2025-8528 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exrick xboot, published on 4 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Exrick xboot up to 3.3.4. Affected is an unknown function of the file /xboot/permission/getMenuList. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage of sensitive information in a cookie. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-315 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in a Cookie), CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8528?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Exrick Xboot.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-8528?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8528 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-8528 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8528 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Exrick xboot

- [CVE-2025-8525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8525/): Exrick xboot Spring Boot Admin/Spring Actuator information disclosure (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-8526](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8526/): Exrick xboot UploadController.java upload unrestricted upload (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-8527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8527/): Exrick xboot Swagger SecurityController.java server-side request forgery (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-8528 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-8528 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exrick xboot, published on 4 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8528 exists.

Affected product: Exrick xboot. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8528/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8528/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8528
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8528
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-8528

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8528/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.