CVE-2025-8751 Protected Total WebShield Extension Block Page cross site scripting
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into the block page of the Total WebShield Chrome extension, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2025-8751?
CVE-2025-8751 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Protected Total WebShield Extension, published on 9 Aug 2025. 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
A vulnerability was found in Protected Total WebShield Extension up to 3.2.0 on Chrome. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Block Page. The manipulation of the argument Category leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate 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. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8751?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Totalwebshield Total Webshield.
How do I fix CVE-2025-8751?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8751 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-2025-8751 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8751 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-92g3-v69j-fg5f.