Medium severity · published Feb 3, 2025
CVE-2025-25063
An XSS issue was discovered in Backdrop CMS 1.28.x before 1.28.5 and 1.29.x before 1.29.3
4.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An XSS issue was discovered in Backdrop CMS 1.28.x before 1.28.5 and 1.29.x before 1.29.3. It does not sufficiently validate uploaded SVG images to ensure they do not contain potentially dangerous SVG tags. SVG images can contain clickable links and executable scripting, and using a crafted SVG, it is possible to execute scripting in the browser when an SVG image is viewed. This issue is mitigated by the attacker needing to be able to upload SVG images, and that Backdrop embeds all uploaded SVG images within <img> tags, which prevents scripting from executing. The SVG must be viewed directly by its URL in order to run any embedded scripting.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
backdrop · backdropcms
1.28.0 before 1.28.5; 1.29.0 before 1.29.3 · source: vendor
BC
Backdrop Cms · Backdropcms
1.28.0 before 1.28.5; 1.29.0 before 1.29.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25063
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-25063
Vendor Advisory
https://backdropcms.org/security/backdrop-sa-core-2025-002
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