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CVE-2025-41039: appRain CMF · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'

Affects appRain CMFSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% 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 4 Sep 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
appRain appRain CMFAffected
  • =4.0.5
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

  1. Immediate mitigation should include restricting access to the /apprain/admin/config/opts endpoint strictly to trusted administrators and limiting the number of users with configuration privileges.
  2. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious input patterns targeting the vulnerable parameters, especially script tags or event handlers.
  3. Conduct manual input validation and sanitization on the server side for all configuration parameters before storing or rendering them, applying strict encoding to neutralize HTML and JavaScript content.
  4. Monitor logs for unusual activity or repeated attempts to inject scripts via the affected parameters.
  5. Until an official patch is released, consider disabling or restricting the affected configuration options if feasible.
  6. Educate administrators about the risks of XSS and encourage the use of secure browsers with script-blocking extensions during administrative sessions.
  7. Plan and prioritize upgrading to a patched version of appRain CMF once available, or apply vendor-provided workarounds.
  8. Perform regular security assessments and penetration testing focused on administrative interfaces to detect similar vulnerabilities proactively.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in appRain CMF version 4.0.5, consisting of a stored authenticated XSS due to a lack of proper validation of user input, through the 'data[sconfig][admin_landing_page]', 'data[sconfig][currency]', 'data[sconfig][db_version]', 'data[sconfig][default_pagination]', 'data[sconfig][emailsetup_from_email]', 'data[sconfig][emailsetup_host]', 'data[sconfig][emailsetup_password]', 'data[sconfig][emailsetup_port]', 'data[sconfig][emailsetup_username]', 'data[sconfig][fileresource_id]', 'data[sconfig][large_image_height]', 'data[sconfig][large_image_width]' and 'data[sconfig][time_zone_padding]' parameters in /apprain/admin/config/opts.

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