RCE in Mtons Mblog

CVE-2025-9431

A flaw has been found in mtons mblog up to 3.5.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /search. This manipulation of the argument kw causes cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.

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: 0.004 (27.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.5% 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-2025-9431: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9431?
CVE-2025-9431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mtons Mblog, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2025-9431?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-9431 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.