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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2025-25460

Medium
4.8/10

Summary

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in FlatPress 1.3.1 within the "Add Entry" feature. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript payloads into blog posts, which are executed when other users view the posts. The issue arises due to improper input sanitization of the "TextArea" field in the blog entry submission form.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • HIGH
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published