CVE-2025-60859
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Publication date: 2025-10-23
Last updated on: 2025-10-28
Assigner: MITRE
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| sir | gnuboard | 5.6.15 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | 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. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) issue in Gnuboard version 5.6.15. It allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting a crafted 'c_id' parameter in the file bbs/view_comment.php.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker who is authenticated can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. This can lead to unauthorized actions, data theft, session hijacking, or other malicious activities depending on the attacker's intent.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Apply the patch that fixes the XSS vulnerability in Gnuboard 5.6.15 by updating to the fixed version or applying the commit available at https://github.com/gnuboard/gnuboard5/commit/002e43e5fb84b465357b445772c881e196e100d3. [1]