Typesetter CMS up to 5.1 Administrative Interface Status.php path cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Typesetter CMS up to 5.1. This impacts an unknown function of the file include/admin/Tools/Status.php of the component Administrative Interface. Executing a manipulation of the argument path can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-71165. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Typesetter CMS up to 5.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file include/admin/Tools/Status.php of the component Administrative Interface. The manipulation of the argument path 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:

Typesetter CMS versions up to and including 5.1 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrative interface within the Tools Status functionality. The path parameter is reflected into the HTML response without proper output encoding in include/admin/Tools/Status.php. An authenticated attacker can supply crafted input containing HTML or JavaScript, resulting in arbitrary script execution in the context of an authenticated user's browser session.

The weakness was disclosed by Beatriz Fresno Naumova as 709. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-71165 since 01/14/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:include/admin/Tools/Status.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-2026-2428). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

01/14/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/14/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
01/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/22/2026 +8 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 709
Researcher: Beatriz Fresno Naumova
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-71165 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-71165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341152
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2026 21:35
Updated: 01/22/2026 03:38
Changes: 01/14/2026 21:35 (71), 01/15/2026 03:33 (1), 01/22/2026 03:38 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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