# CVE-2025-9728: givanz Vvveb login.tpl cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via login form fields in Vvveb, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 2 Sep 2025

## What is CVE-2025-9728?

CVE-2025-9728 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in givanz Vvveb, published on 31 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 security vulnerability has been detected in givanz Vvveb 1.0.7.2. This affects an unknown part of the file app/template/user/login.tpl. Such manipulation of the argument Email/Password leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be executed remotely. The name of the patch is bbd4c42c66ab818142240348173a669d1d2537fe. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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-2025-9728?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vvveb Vvveb.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-9728?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9728 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-9728 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9728 exists.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2025-9728: Reflected XSS in Login Form (Email & Password Fields) Vvveb CMS v1.0.7.2 (github_poc): https://github.com/helloandrewpaul/Reflected-XSS-in-Vvveb-CMS-v1.0.7.2

## Other vulnerabilities in givanz Vvveb

- [CVE-2025-44022](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-44022/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-11028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11028/): givanz Vvveb Image information disclosure (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-12203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12203/): givanz Vvveb Code Editor functions.php sanitizeFileName path traversal (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-11029](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11029/): givanz Vvveb cross-site request forgery (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-9397](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9397/): givanz Vvveb media.php unrestricted upload (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-9728 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-9728 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in givanz Vvveb, published on 31 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9728 exists.

Affected product: givanz Vvveb. 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-2025-9728/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9728/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9728
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9728
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-9728

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9728/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.