CVE-2025-40989: Creativeitem Ekushey CRM · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'
Affects Creativeitem Ekushey CRMSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Creativeitem Ekushey CRM | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Immediately restrict access to the vulnerable endpoint to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity related to project messages. 2. Implement strict input validation and output encoding on the 'message' parameter to neutralize any injected scripts, using established libraries or frameworks that handle XSS prevention. 3. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the execution of unauthorized scripts in the browser context. 4. Enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) to reduce the risk of compromised credentials being used to exploit the vulnerability. 5. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on web application input handling. 6. Educate users about the risks of clicking on suspicious links or messages within the CRM. 7. If possible, isolate the CRM environment from other critical systems to limit lateral movement in case of compromise. 8. Monitor logs for signs of XSS exploitation attempts or anomalous session activity. 9. Engage with Creativeitem for timely patch releases and apply updates as soon as they become available. 10. Consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAF) with custom rules to detect and block XSS payloads targeting the vulnerable endpoint.
Description
Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Ekushey CRM v5.0 by Creativeitem, due to lack of proper validation of user inputs via the "/ekushey/index.php/client/project_message/add/xxx", affecting to "message" parameter via POST. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to send a specially crafted query to an authenticated user and steal his/her cookie session details.