Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM…
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the add contact function CiviCRM 5.59.alpha1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in first/second name field.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02537 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25440
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w275-2cjx-pq96
References
More Civicrm vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-40285 A Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability exists in CiviCRM before v6.7 in the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-16163 PEAR HTML_QuickForm version 3.2.14 contains an eval injection (CWE-95) vulnerability in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-18643 In CiviCRM before 5.21.3 and 5.22.x through 5.24.x before 5.24.3, users may be able to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-05077 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in CRM/Core/Page/AJAX/Location.php in CiviCRM… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-04087 The Quick Search API in CiviCRM 4.2.0 through 4.2.9 and 4.3.0 through 4.3.3 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2013-01438 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in open-flash-chart.swf in Open Flash Chart (aka… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-25440 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-25440 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w275-2cjx-pq96 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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