CVE-2025-42620

Dec. 8, 2025, 6:26 p.m.

8.3
High

Description

In affected versions, vulnerability-lookup handled user-controlled content in comments and bundles in an unsafe way, which could lead to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). On the backend, the related_vulnerabilities field of bundles accepted arbitrary strings without format validation or proper sanitization. On the frontend, comment and bundle descriptions were converted from Markdown to HTML and then injected directly into the DOM using string templates and innerHTML. This combination allowed an attacker who could create or edit comments or bundles to store crafted HTML/JavaScript payloads which would later be rendered and executed in the browser of any user visiting the affected profile page (user.html).  This issue affects Vulnerability-Lookup: before 2.18.0.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Vulnerability-lookup
  • Vulnerability-lookup
  • <2.18.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a vulnerability-lookup vulnerability-lookup <2.18.0 / / / / / /

References

https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/gcve-1-2025-0035

Tags

CWE-79
a6d3dc9e-0591-4a13-bce7-0f5b31ff6158
2025-12-08
CVE-2025-42620

CVSS Score

8.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: HIGH
  • User Interaction: ACTIVE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 8, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 8, 2025, 6:26 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

a6d3dc9e-0591-4a13-bce7-0f5b31ff6158

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