VulnerabilityPublished 17 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-14801: xiweicheng TMS · Cross-site Scripting

Affects xiweicheng TMSSource 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 20% 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 17 Dec 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
GitHubxiweicheng/TMS`pkg:github/xiweicheng/TMS`Other threats	Affected 2.0 – 2.28.0 29 affected builds	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Implement strict input validation and output encoding on the content parameter in the createComment function to neutralize malicious scripts.
Apply web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules targeting known XSS payloads to block exploitation attempts at the network perimeter.
Restrict access to the /admin/blog/comment/create endpoint to trusted IP addresses or VPN-only access to reduce exposure.
Enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all administrative users to mitigate the impact of session hijacking.
Conduct regular security audits and code reviews focusing on input handling in administrative modules.
Monitor logs for unusual comment creation activity or script injection attempts.
Educate administrators about the risks of interacting with untrusted content and encourage cautious behavior.
If possible, isolate the TMS administrative interface from general user networks to limit lateral movement.
Engage with the vendor or community to track patch developments and apply updates promptly once available.
Consider deploying Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution sources within the administrative interface.

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in xiweicheng TMS up to 2.28.0. This affects the function createComment of the file /admin/blog/comment/create. Such manipulation of the argument content leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Impact

For European organizations using xiweicheng TMS, this vulnerability poses a moderate risk primarily to administrative users who have the ability to create comments via the vulnerable endpoint. Successful exploitation could lead to session hijacking, unauthorized administrative actions, or the injection of malicious content that could deceive administrators or other users. This could result in data integrity issues, unauthorized changes to the system, or further compromise of internal networks. Although the vulnerability does not directly impact availability, the potential for privilege escalation or lateral movement within the network increases the overall risk profile. Organizations in sectors with high reliance on web-based content management and administrative interfaces, such as government, finance, and critical infrastructure, may face increased risk due to the potential for targeted attacks. The lack of vendor response and patches increases exposure time, necessitating proactive mitigation. Additionally, the public disclosure of the exploit details raises the likelihood of opportunistic attacks, especially in environments where administrative access controls are weak or where user interaction can be socially engineered.

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