CVE-2025-23112: Vanderbilt REDCap · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'
Affects Vanderbilt REDCapSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 21% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Jan 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubping-oui-no/REDCappkg:github/ping-oui-no/REDCapOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2025-23112, organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Immediately review and sanitize all user inputs related to survey field names to ensure proper encoding and neutralization of HTML and JavaScript content, preventing script injection. 2) Apply any vendor-released patches or updates addressing this vulnerability as soon as they become available. 3) Restrict survey field name editing permissions to trusted users only, minimizing the risk of malicious input. 4) Educate users to be cautious when interacting with survey fields, especially clicking on field names in received surveys. 5) Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts in the browser context. 6) Monitor logs and user activity for unusual behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. 7) Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing focused on input validation and XSS vulnerabilities within REDCap deployments. 8) Consider deploying web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules tailored to detect and block XSS payloads targeting REDCap.
Description
An issue was discovered in REDCap 14.9.6. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts into the Survey field name of Survey. When a user receive the survey, if he clicks on the field name, it triggers the XSS payload.