CVE-2025-40990: 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 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Creativeitem Ekushey CRM | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
European organizations should immediately audit their use of Ekushey CRM version 5.0 and plan for an upgrade or patch once available from Creativeitem. In the absence of an official patch, implement strict input validation and output encoding on the 'title' and 'description' fields at the web application firewall (WAF) or reverse proxy level to block or sanitize suspicious payloads. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts in users' browsers. Enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) to reduce the risk of compromised credentials being exploited. Conduct user awareness training to recognize and avoid interacting with suspicious links or content within the CRM. Regularly monitor logs for unusual activity related to the vulnerable endpoint and session anomalies. Segregate user roles and limit permissions to minimize the impact of compromised accounts. Finally, maintain an incident response plan tailored to web application attacks to quickly contain and remediate any exploitation attempts.
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_bug/create/xxx", affecting to "title" and "description" parameters 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.