diskover-web Community Edition 2.3.0 Administrative Settings Interface cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in diskover-web Community Edition 2.3.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Administrative Settings Interface. Executing a manipulation of the argument ES_HOST/ES_INDEXREFRESH/ES_PORT/ES_SCROLLSIZE/ES_TRANSLOGSIZE/ES_TRANSLOGSYNCINT/EXCLUDES_FILES/FILE_TYPES[]/INCLUDES_DIRS/INCLUDES_FILES/TIMEZONE can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-50986. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in diskover-web Community Edition 2.3.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Administrative Settings Interface. The manipulation of the argument ES_HOST/ES_INDEXREFRESH/ES_PORT/ES_SCROLLSIZE/ES_TRANSLOGSIZE/ES_TRANSLOGSYNCINT/EXCLUDES_FILES/FILE_TYPES[]/INCLUDES_DIRS/INCLUDES_FILES/TIMEZONE with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

diskover-web v2.3.0 Community Edition suffers from multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in its administrative settings interface. Various configuration fields such as ES_HOST, ES_INDEXREFRESH, ES_PORT, ES_SCROLLSIZE, ES_TRANSLOGSIZE, ES_TRANSLOGSYNCINT, EXCLUDES_FILES, FILE_TYPES[], INCLUDES_DIRS, INCLUDES_FILES, and TIMEZONE do not properly sanitize user-supplied input. Malicious payloads submitted via these parameters are persisted in the application and executed whenever an administrator views or edits the settings page.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-50986 since 06/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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

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Timelineinfo

06/16/2025 CVE reserved
08/27/2025 +72 days Advisory disclosed
08/27/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/29/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-50986 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-50986
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-321580

Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2025 19:00
Updated: 08/29/2025 23:49
Changes: 08/27/2025 19:00 (54), 08/29/2025 23:49 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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