🛡️ CVE-2025-40899
🟠 CVSS 8.9 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-79 NVD
8.9
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability was discovered in the Assets and Nodes functionality due to improper validation of an input parameter. An authenticated user with custom fields privileges can define a malicious custom field containing a JavaScript payload. When the victim views the Assets or Nodes pages, the XSS executes in their browser context, allowing the attacker to perform unauthorized actions as the victim, such as modify application data, disrupt application availability, and access limited sensitive information.

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.9
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-79
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2026-04-15
Updated 2026-06-02
Modified 2026-05-12
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
unknown — —

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