CVE-2025-11068Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unsanitized category name

Published Sep 27, 2025 · Updated Sep 27, 2025

Stored cross-site scripting in westboy CicadasCMS 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject script through categoryName. CategoryServiceImpl.save passes the submitted category object to categoryMapper.insert without neutralizing categoryName, persisting the payload. High-privilege access is required to submit the value, and script execution occurs when another user views the stored category name.

CVSS severity2.4
Low
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in westboy CicadasCMS 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject script through categoryName. CategoryServiceImpl.save passes the submitted category object to categoryMapper.insert without neutralizing categoryName, persisting the payload. High-privilege access is required to submit the value, and script execution occurs when another user views the stored category name.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-11068
Published
Sep 27, 2025
Updated
Sep 27, 2025
Vendor
westboy
Product
CicadasCMS
Classifications
CWE-79, CWE-94, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 27, 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?

westboy · CicadasCMSversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

1.9VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
4.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.4VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.3VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/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
Privilegesadmin
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')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

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