XSS in Foxcms

CVE-2025-55420

A Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in /index.php in FoxCMS v1.2.6. When a crafted script is sent via a GET request, it is reflected unsanitized into the HTML response. This permits execution of arbitrary JavaScript code when a logged-in user submits the malicious input.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.2% 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-2025-55420: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-55420?
CVE-2025-55420 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2025-55420?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-55420 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.