CVE-2025-5383VulnerabilityPublished 31 May 2025Updated 2 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-5383: Yifang CMS · Cross Site Scripting

Affects Yifang CMSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

4.8Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 19% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker requires privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable system allowing full access to the vulnerable system’s settings and files.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 31 May 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubwanglongcn/yifang`pkg:github/wanglongcn/yifang`Other threats	Affected =2.0.0 =2.0.1 =2.0.2	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-5383, organizations should immediately upgrade Yifang CMS to a version beyond 2.0.2 once a patch is released. In the absence of an official patch, implement strict input validation and output encoding on all user-controllable inputs, particularly the 'Default Value' field in the Article Management Module. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution sources and reduce the impact of injected scripts. Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) should be configured to detect and block typical XSS payloads targeting this vulnerability. Additionally, conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focusing on CMS modules to identify similar injection points. Educate users about phishing risks and suspicious links to reduce the effectiveness of social engineering attacks leveraging this vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Yifang CMS up to 2.0.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Article Management Module. The manipulation of the argument Default Value leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Impact

For European organizations using Yifang CMS, this vulnerability poses a risk of client-side attacks that can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or distribution of malware via malicious scripts. Although the impact on server confidentiality and availability is limited, the exploitation can damage organizational reputation, lead to regulatory non-compliance (e.g., GDPR if personal data is compromised), and disrupt user trust. Organizations in sectors with high web presence, such as e-commerce, media, and public services, may face increased risks. The remote exploitability and public disclosure increase the urgency for mitigation, especially in environments where CMS instances are exposed to the internet without additional protective controls.

Summary

CVE-2025-5383 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified in Yifang CMS versions up to 2.0.2, specifically within the Article Management Module. The vulnerability arises from improper sanitization or validation of the 'Default Value' argument, which can be manipulated by an attacker to inject malicious scripts. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the affected web application. The vulnerability does not require authentication but does require user interaction, such as a victim visiting a crafted URL or interacting with a compromised page. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates network attack vector (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:H indicates high privileges required, but this conflicts with the description; assuming a discrepancy, the description suggests no authentication needed), user interaction required (UI:P), and low impact on integrity and availability, with no impact on confidentiality. Exploits have been publicly disclosed, but no known widespread exploitation is reported yet. The vulnerability is classified as medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.8, reflecting moderate risk primarily due to the potential for session hijacking, phishing, or defacement through script injection.

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