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CVE-2025-40722VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-40722: Flatboard · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'

Affects FlatboardSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium : upgrade to 3.2.2 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 26% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.2.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

Upgrade Flatboard to 3.2.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Flatboard Pro FlatboardAffected
  • =0
  • <3.2.2
Fixed in
  • 3.2.2

AI-suggested

1. Immediate upgrade to Flatboard Pro version 3.2.2 or later once available, as this version addresses the vulnerability. 2. In the absence of an official patch, implement strict input validation and output encoding on the 'replace' parameter in /config.php/tags to neutralize potentially malicious scripts. 3. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts in browsers. 4. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focusing on input handling and stored XSS vectors. 5. Educate users and administrators about the risks of clicking on suspicious links or interacting with untrusted content within the Flatboard environment. 6. Monitor web logs for unusual input patterns or repeated attempts to exploit the 'replace' parameter. 7. Consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules targeting common XSS payloads to provide an additional layer of defense. 8. Ensure session cookies are flagged as HttpOnly and Secure to reduce the impact of potential cookie theft.

Description

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions prior to Flatboard 3.2.2 of Flatboard Pro, consisting of a stored XSS due to lack of proper validation of user input, through the replace parameter in /config.php/tags.

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