zmievsa cadwyn up to 5.4.3 /docs cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in zmievsa cadwyn up to 5.4.3. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /docs. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-53528. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in zmievsa cadwyn up to 5.4.3. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file /docs. The manipulation 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:

Cadwyn creates production-ready community-driven modern Stripe-like API versioning in FastAPI. In versions 5.4.3 and below, the version parameter of the "/docs" endpoint is vulnerable to a Reflected XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) attack. This XSS would notably allow an attacker to execute JavaScript code on a user's session for any application based on Cadwyn via a one-click attack. The vulnerability has been fixed in version 5.4.4.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-53528 since 07/02/2025. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-22154). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.6
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cadwyn 5.4.4

Timelineinfo

07/02/2025 CVE reserved
07/21/2025 +19 days Advisory disclosed
07/21/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/23/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-53528 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-53528
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-317189
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2025 23:12
Updated: 07/23/2025 17:06
Changes: 07/21/2025 23:12 (64), 07/21/2025 23:37 (1), 07/23/2025 17:06 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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