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TI-2025-04864 Aliases CVE-2025-5412GHSA-925x-7pw7-xwpm

Mist Community Edition Authentication Endpoint views.py login cross site scripting

Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-79Published · Updated

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 classified as problematic has been found in Mist Community Edition up to 4.7.1. Affected is the function Login of the file src/mist/api/views.py of the component Authentication Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument return_to leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack 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 name of the patch is db10ecb62ac832c1ed4924556d167efb9bc07fad. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00404 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MistCommunity Edition4.7.0; 4.7.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Community Edition VendorMist Affected 4.7.0; 4.7.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mist:mist:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*before 4.7.2VulnerableMist
  • cpe:2.3:a:mist:mist:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions before 4.7.2 Vulnerable ·Mist

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5412
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-925x-7pw7-xwpm

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

  • 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-2025-04863 Mist Community Edition views.py tag_resources cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1

Sources

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