CVE-2025-49037: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Federico Rota Authentication and xmlrpc log writer
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Federico Rota Authentication and xmlrpc log writer authentication-and-xmlrpc-log-writer allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Authentication and xmlrpc log writer: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-49037) involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation in the Federico Rota Authentication and xmlrpc log writer product, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) issue. It affects all versions up to 1.2.2. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official fix has been documented, and the product is not a cloud service, so remediation depends on vendor updates or user mitigation.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this reflected XSS vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of a victim's browser session. This may lead to partial compromise of confidentiality (e.g., theft of sensitive information), integrity (e.g., manipulation of displayed content), and availability (e.g., disruption of service). The CVSS vector indicates that no privileges are required and the attack can be performed remotely over the network, but user interaction is necessary to trigger the vulnerability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official patch or fix information is available, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. In the meantime, consider applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block reflected XSS attempts and educate users to avoid clicking suspicious links that could trigger the vulnerability.
CVE-2025-49037: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Federico Rota Authentication and xmlrpc log writer
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Federico Rota Authentication and xmlrpc log writer authentication-and-xmlrpc-log-writer allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Authentication and xmlrpc log writer: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.1high
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-49037) involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation in the Federico Rota Authentication and xmlrpc log writer product, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) issue. It affects all versions up to 1.2.2. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official fix has been documented, and the product is not a cloud service, so remediation depends on vendor updates or user mitigation.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this reflected XSS vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of a victim's browser session. This may lead to partial compromise of confidentiality (e.g., theft of sensitive information), integrity (e.g., manipulation of displayed content), and availability (e.g., disruption of service). The CVSS vector indicates that no privileges are required and the attack can be performed remotely over the network, but user interaction is necessary to trigger the vulnerability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official patch or fix information is available, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. In the meantime, consider applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block reflected XSS attempts and educate users to avoid clicking suspicious links that could trigger the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-05-30T14:04:14.280Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 689dbee1ad5a09ad0059e5bb
Added to database: 08/14/2025, 10:48:01 UTC
Last enriched: 05/12/2026, 02:38:28 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 176
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