CVE-2025-8538 Portabilis i-Educar novo cross site scripting
Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the user creation form in i-Educar, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8538?
CVE-2025-8538 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Portabilis I-Educar, published on 5 Aug 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A security flaw has been discovered in Portabilis i-Educar 2.10. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /usuarios/tipos/novo. The manipulation of the argument name/description results in cross site scripting. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 2.12 is sufficient to resolve this issue. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. The vendor explains, that "[t]he reported attack vector was tested against the corrected version, and the previously described XSS behavior could no longer be reproduced".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8538?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Portabilis I-Educar.
How do I fix CVE-2025-8538?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8538 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-2025-8538 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8538 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Portabilis I-Educar
- CVE-2024-45059 Authenticated SQL Injection in i-Educar
- CVE-2024-48325 SQL injection in n/a
- CVE-2024-45058 Privilege escalation in i-Educar
- CVE-2025-65022 i-Educar Authenticated Time-based SQL Injection in `agenda.php`
- CVE-2025-65023 i-Educar Authenticated Time-based SQL Injection in `funcionario_vinculo_cad.php`
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6qpg-9x3r-5v2c.