PT-2025-47336 · Kotaemon · Kotaemon

Published 2025-11-18 · Updated 2025-11-19 · CVE-2025-56527

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kotaemon version 0.11.0

Description The software stores passwords in plaintext within the client's localStorage. This poses a significant risk as anyone with access to the client's storage can easily retrieve user credentials.

Recommendations Avoid using Kotaemon version 0.11.0. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-256

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-56527

Affected Products

Kotaemon

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/HanTul/Kotaemon-CVE-2025-56526-56527-disclosure · Exploit
• 🔥 https://harvest-sink-590.notion.site/Stored-XSS-via-Unsanitized-PDF-Content-Rendering-and-Plaintext-Credential-Exposure-in-LocalStorage-236770c3fe1e80f6a1aef381fb1c8f73 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://skinny-exoplanet-584.notion.site/Stored-XSS-via-Unsanitized-PDF-Content-Rendering-and-Plaintext-Credential-Exposure-in-LocalStorage-22cd1563bd3380458588eb49f361a363?pvs=74 · Exploit
• https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/commit/37cdc28 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-56527 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-56527 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1991042998969192599 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/143360 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/37642 · Telegram Post