Mist Community Edition views.py tag_resources cross site scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79 and CWE-94.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Mist Community Edition up to 4.7.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function tag_resources of the file src/mist/api/tag/views.py. The manipulation of the argument tag leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.7.2 is able to address this issue. The patch is named db10ecb62ac832c1ed4924556d167efb9bc07fad. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5411
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq7c-p5rc-hf55
References
More Mist vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-04861 Mist Community Edition API Token views.py create_token access control CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-04862 Mist Community Edition middleware.py session_start_response cross-site request forgery CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-04864 Mist Community Edition Authentication Endpoint views.py login cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-5411 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-5411 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pq7c-p5rc-hf55 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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