XSS in Diskoverdata Diskover

CVE-2025-50985

diskover-web v2.3.0 Community Edition is vulnerable to multiple reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws in its web interface. Unsanitized GET parameters including maxage, maxindex, index, path, q (query), and doctype are directly echoed into the HTML response, allowing attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript when a victim visits a maliciously crafted URL.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.8% 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-2025-50985: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-50985?
CVE-2025-50985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Diskoverdata Diskover, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2025-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2025-50985?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-50985 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.