LabRedesCefetRJ WeGIA up to 3.2.5 tags.php msg_e cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LabRedesCefetRJ WeGIA up to 3.2.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file tags.php. The manipulation of the argument msg_e leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-23034. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LabRedesCefetRJ WeGIA up to 3.2.5. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file tags.php. The manipulation of the argument msg_e with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

WeGIA is an open source web manager with a focus on the Portuguese language and charitable institutions. A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in the `tags.php` endpoint of the WeGIA application. This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts in the `msg_e` parameter. The application fails to validate and sanitize user inputs in the `msg_e` parameter. This lack of validation permits the injection of malicious payloads, which are reflected back to the user's browser in the server's response and executed within the context of the victim's browser. This issue has been addressed in version 3.2.6. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-23034 since 01/10/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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Upgrading to version 3.2.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 8a37021417d9c55e61392b3cc52baa3c73102bab is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• LabRedesCefetRJ

Name

• WeGIA

Version

• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.5

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/LabRedesCefetRJ/WeGIA/

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