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CVE-2025-8116: Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'

Affects Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium · end of life, no fix coming : replace or isolate Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS; no fix will be released.

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
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
None coming – the product is end of life
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 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

No fix will be released: Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS is end of life. Replace it, or isolate it from untrusted networks until you can.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMSAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Given the End-Of-Life status of PAD CMS and absence of vendor patches, European organizations should prioritize migration to supported and actively maintained CMS platforms to eliminate this vulnerability. In the interim, implement strict input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data, especially in printing and PDF generation functionalities, to prevent script injection. Deploy Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules designed to detect and block reflected XSS attack patterns targeting PAD CMS URLs. Conduct regular security awareness training to educate users about the risks of clicking suspicious links. Restrict or monitor the use of the vulnerable printing and save-to-PDF features if feasible. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the execution of unauthorized scripts in browsers. Monitor web server logs for unusual URL patterns indicative of exploitation attempts. Finally, ensure incident response plans include procedures for handling XSS incidents and potential data breaches resulting from this vulnerability.

Description

CVE-2025-8116 is a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Polska Akademia Dostępności (PAD) CMS affecting its printing and save-to-PDF functionality across all three templates (www, bip, www+bip). An attacker can craft a malicious URL that, when visited by a user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. The product is End-Of-Life, and no patches will be issued, leaving systems exposed. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.1 (medium severity), requiring no privileges but some user interaction. While no known exploits are reported in the wild, the risk remains due to the lack of vendor support. European organizations using PAD CMS should be aware of the risk of session hijacking, data theft, or defacement through this XSS flaw. Mitigation requires compensating controls such as input validation, web application firewalls, or migration to supported platforms. Poland is the most affected country given the product origin and usage, with other European countries potentially impacted if they use PAD CMS.

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