CVE-2025-64758
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-17
Last updated on: 2025-11-17
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| dependencytrack | frontend | 4.13.6 |
| dependencytrack | frontend | 4.12.0 |
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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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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the Dependency-Track frontend application before version 4.13.6. It allows users with SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION permission (administrators) to configure a welcome message on the login page that includes HTML. The application did not properly sanitize this HTML, which means arbitrary JavaScript code could be injected and executed when users visit the login page. This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker with administrator-level permissions to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the login page for users. This could lead to unauthorized actions, theft of user credentials, session hijacking, or other malicious activities affecting users who visit the login page.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Upgrade Dependency-Track to version 4.13.6 or later, as this version includes the fix for the improper HTML sanitization vulnerability. Additionally, restrict SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION permissions to trusted administrators only to reduce the risk of exploitation.