What is CVE-2025-21572?

CVE-2025-21572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Opengrok, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2025-21572?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Oracle Opengrok

CVE-2025-21572

OpenGrok 1.13.25 has a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue when producing the history view page. This happens through improper handling of path segments. The application reflects unsanitized user input into the HTML output.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (12.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Oracle Opengrok — versions 1.13.25
Oracle Corporation Opengrok — versions 1.13.25

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-21572?: CVE-2025-21572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Opengrok, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-21572?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.