CVE-2025-55288 (GCVE-0-2025-55288)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-18 16:57 – Updated: 2025-08-18 19:55
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Title
Genealogy has a Reflected XSS Vulnerability
Summary
Genealogy is a family tree PHP application. Prior to 4.4.0, Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in the Genealogy application. Authenticated attackers could run arbitrary JavaScript in another user’s session, leading to session hijacking, data theft, and UI manipulation. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.4.0.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
MGeurts genealogy Affected: < 4.4.0
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