Cockpit up to 2.11.3 /system/users/save name/email cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cockpit up to 2.11.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file /system/users/save. The manipulation of the argument name/email leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-7053. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure and acted very professional. A patch and new release was made available very quickly.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cockpit up to 2.11.3. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file /system/users/save. The manipulation of the argument name/email 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 weakness was shared by Matan Haim Sandori as bdcd5e3bc651c0839c7eea807f3eb6af856dbc76. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-7053. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. 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.

The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure and acted very professional. A patch and new release was made available very quickly.

Upgrading to version 2.11.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch bdcd5e3bc651c0839c7eea807f3eb6af856dbc76 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-19913). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cockpit 2.11.4
Patch: bdcd5e3bc651c0839c7eea807f3eb6af856dbc76

Timelineinfo

07/03/2025 🔍
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07/04/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bdcd5e3bc651c0839c7eea807f3eb6af856dbc76
Researcher: Matan Haim Sandori
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-7053 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-7053
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-314819
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2025 21:54
Updated: 07/04/2025 13:34
Changes: 07/03/2025 21:54 (58), 07/03/2025 23:44 (1), 07/04/2025 05:32 (1), 07/04/2025 05:42 (29), 07/04/2025 13:34 (1)
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Submitter: MatanS
Committer: MatanS
Cache ID: 216::103

Submitinfo

Accepted

  • Submit #605594: agentejo cockpit 2.11.3 Cross Site Scripting (by MatanS)

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