XSS in Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script
CVE-2026-25557
Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script through 4.0.5 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in index.php where the dir parameter value is reflected without HTML encoding inside the HTML title element and inside anchor href attributes in the breadcrumb navigation. Attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript via crafted dir parameter values by breaking out of the title context or injecting event handlers into breadcrumb anchor attributes to execute malicious scripts in a victim's browser.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gist.github.com/cyberinforepo/d62cf53ef42ff703ca67792d49bf6780 (technical-description, exploit)
- www.evoluted.net/blog/development/php-directory-listing-script (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/evoluted-php-directory-listing-script-reflected-xs… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-25557?
- CVE-2026-25557 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-25557?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.