VulnerabilityPublished 8 Oct 2025Updated 24 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-11425: projectworlds Advanced Library Management System · Cross-site Scripting

Affects projectworlds Advanced Library Management SystemSource CVE Database V5

Public exploit available · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

4.8Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 17% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker requires privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable system allowing full access to the vulnerable system’s settings and files.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
projectworlds Advanced Library Management System	Affected =1.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately review and sanitize all user input parameters in the /edit_admin.php script, especially 'firstname' and other potentially affected fields, using proper server-side input validation and output encoding techniques such as HTML entity encoding. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts in the browser. Restrict access to the administrative interface by IP whitelisting or VPN to reduce exposure. Educate administrators about the risks of clicking untrusted links and implement multi-factor authentication to reduce the impact of compromised credentials. Monitor logs for suspicious requests targeting the vulnerable parameters. If possible, isolate the affected system until a vendor patch or update is available. Engage with the vendor to obtain or request a security update. Consider deploying web application firewalls (WAF) with rules to detect and block common XSS attack patterns targeting this application. Regularly audit and test the application for similar input validation issues to prevent future vulnerabilities.

Description

A vulnerability was identified in projectworlds Advanced Library Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /edit_admin.php. The manipulation of the argument firstname leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Other parameters might be affected as well.

Impact

If exploited, this XSS vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of administrative users, potentially leading to session hijacking, unauthorized actions, or redirection to malicious sites. This compromises the integrity of the administrative interface and could indirectly affect confidentiality if session tokens or credentials are stolen. Availability impact is minimal as the vulnerability does not directly disrupt service. However, successful attacks could undermine trust in the library management system and lead to administrative account compromise. Organizations relying on this system for managing library resources and user data may face operational disruptions and reputational damage. The fact that other parameters might be vulnerable increases the attack surface, potentially enabling more extensive exploitation. Since the exploit requires user interaction but no authentication, social engineering could be used to target administrators. The medium CVSS score reflects moderate risk but should not be underestimated given the administrative context.

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