Riftzilla QRGen /article.php ID cross site scripting

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Riftzilla QRGen. This impacts an unknown function of the file /article.php. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-40644. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Riftzilla QRGen (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file /article.php. The manipulation of the argument id 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:

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Riftzilla's QRGen. This vulnerability allows an attavker to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser by sending them a malicious URL using the 'id' parameter in '/article.php'. This vulnerability can be exploited to steal sensitive user data, such as session cookies, or to perform actions on behalf of the user.

The weakness was presented by Gonzalo Aguilar García. The advisory is shared at incibe.es. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-40644 since 04/16/2025. 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:article.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.

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• Riftzilla

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• QRGen

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