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

CVE-2025-64442

Severity High
Score 7.1/10

Summary

HumHub is an Open Source Enterprise Social Network. Versions below 1.17.4 have a XSS vulnerability in the Meta-Search feature which allows malicious input to be executed in search previews. This issue is fixed in version 1.17.4.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • 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