RCE in Hyland Alfresco Community Edition

CVE-2025-0557

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Hyland Alfresco Community Edition and Alfresco Enterprise Edition up to 6.2.2. This affects an unknown part of the file /share/s/ of the component URL Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 7.0 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-0557: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-0557?
CVE-2025-0557 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hyland Alfresco Community Edition, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2025-0557?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-0557 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.