CVE-2025-55420 (GCVE-0-2025-55420)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-21 00:00 – Updated: 2025-08-21 15:49
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Summary
A Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in /index.php in FoxCMS v1.2.6. When a crafted script is sent via a GET request, it is reflected unsanitized into the HTML response. This permits execution of arbitrary JavaScript code when a logged-in user submits the malicious input.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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