Halo v2.20.17 and before is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in /halo_host/archives/{name}.
Priority LOW 27CWE-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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Halo v2.20.17 and before is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in /halo_host/archives/{name}.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00237 14th 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
- 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-2025-44595
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mx5p-m7gp-h79c
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- TI-2024-29387 Halo's editor has a stored XSS vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2024-29386 Halo's editor has a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2022-14503 Halo CMS v1.5.3 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability via the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-14504 Halo CMS v1.5.3 was discovered to contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-44595 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-44595 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mx5p-m7gp-h79c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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