# CVE-2025-9145: Scada-LTS SVG File view_edit.shtm cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the backgroundImageMP argument in the SVG file handler of Scada-LTS.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 27 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fxvm-p9gp-wpvf

## What is CVE-2025-9145?

CVE-2025-9145 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Scada-LTS, published on 19 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A security vulnerability has been detected in Scada-LTS 2.7.8.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file view_edit.shtm of the component SVG File Handler. Such manipulation of the argument backgroundImageMP leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9145?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Scada-Lts Scada-Lts.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-9145?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-9145 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9145 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Scada-LTS

- [CVE-2026-19656](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19656/): ScadaLTS Authenticated Remote Code Execution (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-41976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41976/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-33472](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33472/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-19657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19657/): ScadaLTS Unauthenticated Reflected XSS (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2025-13790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13790/): Scada-LTS cross-site request forgery (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-9145 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-9145 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Scada-LTS, published on 19 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9145 exists.

Affected product: Scada-LTS. 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-2025-9145/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9145/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9145
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9145
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-9145

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9145/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.