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CVE-2025-40991VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-40991: Creativeitem Ekushey CRM · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'

Affects Creativeitem Ekushey CRMSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Oct 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Creativeitem Ekushey CRMAffected
  • =5.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Implement strict server-side input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied data, especially the 'description' parameter in the affected endpoint, to neutralize malicious scripts before storage or rendering. 2. Deploy a robust Content Security Policy (CSP) to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts in the browser context. 3. Limit user privileges to the minimum necessary, ensuring that only trusted users can submit content that is rendered to others. 4. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on web application input handling and XSS vulnerabilities. 5. Monitor application logs and user activity for unusual behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. 6. If patching is not immediately available, consider implementing web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block malicious payloads targeting the vulnerable parameter. 7. Educate users about the risks of clicking on suspicious links or content within the CRM to reduce the likelihood of successful exploitation. 8. Engage with the vendor Creativeitem for updates or patches and apply them promptly once released.

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_file/upload/xxxx", affecting to "description" 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.

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