[XBOW-025-031] Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via jobid Parameter in ZOO-Project WPS publish.py CGI Script
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The ZOO-Project is an open source processing platform. A reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in the ZOO-Project Web Processing Service (WPS) publish.py CGI script prior to commit 7a5ae1a. The script reflects user input from the `jobid` parameter in its HTTP response without proper HTML encoding or sanitization. When a victim visits a specially crafted URL pointing to this endpoint, arbitrary JavaScript code can be executed in their browser context. The vulnerability occurs because the CGI script directly outputs the query string parameters into the HTML response without escaping HTML special characters. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code through the `jobid` parameter which will be executed when rendered by the victim's browser. Commit 7a5ae1a contains a fix for the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZOO-Project | ZOO-Project | before 7a5ae1a | 7a5ae1a | Patch available | CNA |
- ZOO-Project VendorZOO-Project Affected before 7a5ae1a Fixed in 7a5ae1a Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ZOO-Project (ZOO-Project) Fixed in 7a5ae1a
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-25189
References
More ZOO-Project vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-18859 [XBOW-025-033] Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via EchoProcess Service in ZOO-Project WPS Server CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2025-18938 Path Traversal and Local File Read via VRT (Virtual Format) in ZOO-Project WPS Implementation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-36141 Arbitrary file download in Zoo-Project Echo Example CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2005-02223 Zoo 2.10 has Directory traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
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