CVE-2025-0295Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Client-side script execution via unescaped subcategory name

Published Jan 7, 2025 · Updated Aug 26, 2025

Reflected XSS in Code Projects Online Book Shop 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts via a crafted subcatnm value. The booklist.php template inserts $_GET['subcatnm'] directly into an h1 element without validation or output encoding. A victim must follow an attacker-supplied URL while signed in; the injected code runs in that victim's browser context and can access page data.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Code Projects Online Book Shop 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts via a crafted subcatnm value. The booklist.php template inserts $_GET['subcatnm'] directly into an h1 element without validation or output encoding. A victim must follow an attacker-supplied URL while signed in; the injected code runs in that victim's browser context and can access page data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0295
Published
Jan 7, 2025
Updated
Aug 26, 2025
Vendor
Code Projects
Product
Online Book Shop
Classifications
CWE-79, CWE-94, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Code Projects · Online Book Shopversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

5.3VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
4.0VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
5.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.5VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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