CVE-2025-0400Network attack vector

Stored script execution via unneutralized category name

Published Jan 12, 2025 · Updated Jan 13, 2025

Stored cross-site scripting in StarSea99 starsea-mall 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject script through the categoryName field. The /admin/categories/update handler places the submitted categoryName value into later page output without neutralizing executable markup. Administrative access and subsequent user interaction are required, and successful exploitation alters rendered administrative content.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in StarSea99 starsea-mall 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject script through the categoryName field. The /admin/categories/update handler places the submitted categoryName value into later page output without neutralizing executable markup. Administrative access and subsequent user interaction are required, and successful exploitation alters rendered administrative content.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0400
Published
Jan 12, 2025
Updated
Jan 13, 2025
Vendor
StarSea99
Product
starsea-mall
Classifications
CWE-94, CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 13, 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 privilegesadmin

What is affected?

StarSea99 · starsea-mallversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

2.4VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5.1VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
5.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.3VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

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