PT-2025-35205 · Openatlas · Openatlas

Andrea Intilangelo · Published 2025-08-29 · Updated 2025-08-29 · CVE-2025-40704

Positive Technologies · (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

5.1

5.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:

OpenAtlas version 8.9.0

Description:

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue exists in OpenAtlas due to insufficient validation of user input received through POST requests. This could allow a remote user to send crafted queries to an authenticated user, potentially stealing session cookie details. The vulnerability is triggered via the `/insert/edition` API endpoint, specifically through the `name` parameter.

Recommendations:

Ensure proper validation and sanitization of user input for the `name` parameter in the `/insert/edition` API endpoint.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-40704

Affected Products

Openatlas

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40704 · Security Note
• https://github.com/craws/OpenAtlas · Note
• https://incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilities-openatlas-acdh-ch · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1961396069511700578 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1961425956247122160 · Twitter Post