Publii CMS 0.46.5 Build 17089 Site Description/Footer Follow Buttons cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Publii CMS 0.46.5 Build 17089. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation of the argument Site Description/Footer Follow Buttons leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-60869. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Publii CMS 0.46.5 Build 17089. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument Site Description/Footer Follow Buttons 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. CVE summarizes:

Publii CMS v0.46.5 (build 17089) allows persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via unsanitized input in configuration fields such as "Site Description" and "Footer Follow Buttons". An attacker can inject arbitrary JavaScript, which is stored in the project and executed in the browsers of remote visitors viewing the generated static site.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-60869 since 09/26/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.4

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/26/2025 CVE reserved
10/10/2025 +14 days Advisory disclosed
10/10/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/10/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-60869 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-60869
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-327944

Entryinfo

Created: 10/10/2025 17:14
Changes: 10/10/2025 17:14 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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