VulnerabilityPublished 9 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-25557: Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script · Cross-site Scripting

Affects Evoluted PHP Directory Listing ScriptSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 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 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Active
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: Low
Subsequent system integrity: Low
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: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Active: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a targeted user to perform specific, conscious interactions with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload, or the user’s interactions would actively subvert protection mechanisms which would lead to exploitation of the vulnerability.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Subsequent System.
Subsequent 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 Subsequent 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 9 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.

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.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity 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
EvolutedPHP Directory Listing Script	Affected <=4.0.5	Fixed in–
GitHubevoluted/php-directory-listing-script`pkg:github/evoluted/php-directory-listing-script`Other threats	Affected <=4.0.5	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Users and administrators should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates. As a temporary mitigation, avoid exposing the vulnerable parameter in URLs or implement manual input validation and HTML encoding for the dir parameter in index.php if possible. Since this is a reflected XSS, educating users to avoid clicking suspicious links can reduce risk.

Description

Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script versions up to and including 4.0.5 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability occurs in index.php where the dir parameter is reflected without proper HTML encoding in the page title and breadcrumb navigation anchor href attributes. This allows attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of a victim's browser. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.1, indicating a medium severity level. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor.

Impact

Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim's browser when they visit a crafted URL. This can lead to typical reflected XSS impacts such as session hijacking, defacement, or redirecting users to malicious sites. However, the attack requires user interaction (clicking a crafted link) and does not escalate privileges or affect system confidentiality, integrity, or availability beyond the browser context.

Summary

CVE-2026-25557 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script through version 4.0.5. The vulnerability arises because the dir parameter value is included in the HTML title element and breadcrumb anchor href attributes without proper HTML encoding or neutralization. This improper input handling enables attackers to inject malicious JavaScript by breaking out of the title context or by injecting event handlers into breadcrumb anchors, leading to script execution in users' browsers. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 score of 5.1, reflecting a medium impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, and low scope impact.

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