VulnerabilityPublished 27 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-12335: code-projects E-Commerce Website · Cross-site Scripting

Affects code-projects E-Commerce WebsiteSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.3Medium

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

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 33% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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: None
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: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
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 27 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
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), 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 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
code-projects E-Commerce Website	Affected =1.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

European organizations using code-projects E-Commerce Website version 1.0 should immediately implement the following mitigations: 1) Apply input validation on the supp_name and supp_address parameters to restrict or sanitize input, removing or encoding potentially malicious characters such as <, >, ", ', and &. 2) Implement context-aware output encoding on all user-supplied data rendered in HTML to prevent script execution. 3) Deploy or update Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules specifically targeting XSS attack patterns, focusing on the affected URL /pages/supplier_update.php. 4) Conduct thorough code reviews and security testing to identify and remediate similar vulnerabilities in other parts of the application. 5) Educate users and administrators about the risks of XSS and encourage cautious interaction with supplier update pages. 6) Monitor logs for suspicious activity related to the affected parameters. 7) If possible, upgrade to a patched version once available or consider alternative e-commerce platforms with better security track records. These measures go beyond generic advice by focusing on the specific vulnerable parameters and the affected application context.

Description

A vulnerability was determined in code-projects E-Commerce Website 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /pages/supplier_update.php. This manipulation of the argument supp_name/supp_address causes cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

Impact

For European organizations, exploitation of this XSS vulnerability could result in unauthorized access to user sessions, leading to potential data theft, fraudulent transactions, or defacement of supplier-related pages. While the direct impact on system availability is low, the integrity and confidentiality of user data could be compromised. This is particularly concerning for e-commerce businesses that handle sensitive supplier and customer information. The reputational damage and potential regulatory consequences under GDPR for data breaches involving personal data could be significant. Additionally, attackers could leverage this vulnerability as a foothold for more complex attacks, such as phishing campaigns targeting suppliers or customers. The medium severity rating indicates a moderate risk, but the ease of remote exploitation without authentication increases the urgency for mitigation.

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