Typesetter CMS up to 5.1 Editing include/tool/Editing.php images cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Typesetter CMS up to 5.1. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file include/tool/Editing.php of the component Editing Component. Performing a manipulation of the argument images results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-71164. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Typesetter CMS up to 5.1. This affects an unknown function of the file include/tool/Editing.php of the component Editing Component. The manipulation of the argument images with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Typesetter CMS versions up to and including 5.1 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Editing component. The images parameter (submitted as images[] in a POST request) is reflected into an HTML href attribute without proper context-aware output encoding in include/tool/Editing.php. An authenticated attacker with editing privileges can supply a JavaScript pseudo-protocol (e.g., javascript:) to trigger arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the victim's browser session.

The weakness was published by Beatriz Fresno Naumova as 706. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-71164 since 01/14/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:include/tool/Editing.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-2437). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Content Management System

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• Typesetter

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• CMS

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• 5.0
• 5.1

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• end of life

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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