CVE-2025-3961Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored script execution via unsanitized article titles

Published Apr 27, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2025

Stored XSS in withstars Books-Management-System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through crafted article titles. The article-creation endpoint persists the Title parameter and later renders it in an article page without neutralizing embedded HTML or JavaScript. An authenticated administrative session is required to create the article, and the payload executes when another user opens it.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in withstars Books-Management-System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through crafted article titles. The article-creation endpoint persists the Title parameter and later renders it in an article page without neutralizing embedded HTML or JavaScript. An authenticated administrative session is required to create the article, and the payload executes when another user opens it.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-3961
Published
Apr 27, 2025
Updated
Apr 28, 2025
Vendor
withstars
Product
Books-Management-System
Classifications
CWE-94, CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 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?

withstars · Books-Management-Systemversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

3.5VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
5.1VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
4.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/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-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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