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TI-2025-16902 Aliases CVE-2025-23110GHSA-vhvh-q2wp-vqv5

Cross-site scripting in Vanderbilt REDCap

Priority LOW 33CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

An issue was discovered in REDCap 14.9.6. A Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the email-subject field exists while performing an upload of a CSV file containing a list of alert configurations. An attacker can send the victim a CSV file containing the XSS payload in the email-subject. Once the victim uploads the file, he automatically lands on a page to view the uploaded data. If the victim clicks on the email-subject value, it triggers the XSS payload.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00294 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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
VanderbiltREDCap14.9.6—No fix listedCNA
  • REDCap VendorVanderbilt Affected 14.9.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vanderbilt:redcap:14.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.9.6VulnerableVanderbilt
  • cpe:2.3:a:vanderbilt:redcap:14.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.9.6 Vulnerable ·Vanderbilt

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23110
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vhvh-q2wp-vqv5

References

  • TI-2024-30559 REDCap 14.7.0 allows HTML injection via the project title of a New Project action. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2022-20746 A reflected XSS vulnerability exists in REDCap before 12.04.18 in the Alerts &… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2024-37334 Cross-site scripting in Vanderbilt REDCap CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2024-37333 Cross-site scripting in Vanderbilt REDCap CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2024-24901 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Calendar function of REDCap… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2024-24900 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Public Survey function of REDCap… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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Sources