CVE-2025-71166

low-risk

Published 2026-01-14

Typesetter CMS versions up to and including 5.1 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrative interface within the Tools Status move message handling. The path parameter is reflected into the HTML output without proper output encoding in include/admin/Tools/Status.php. An authenticated attacker can supply crafted input containing HTML or JavaScript, resulting in arbitrary script execution in the context of an authenticated user's browser session.

Do I need to act?

0.04% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.4/10 Medium

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Typesetter

Affected Vendors

Typesettercms

References (3)

Product https://github.com/Typesetter/Typesetter

Exploit https://github.com/Typesetter/Typesetter/issues/707

Third Party Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/typesetter-cms-reflected-xss-via-move-messa...

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low-risk

Severity 21/34 · High

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal