copyparty has a DOM-Based XSS vulnerability when displaying multimedia metadata
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
copyparty is a portable file server. In versions up to and including versions 1.18.4, an unauthenticated attacker is able to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a victim's browser due to improper sanitization of multimedia tags in music files, including m3u files. This is fixed in version 1.18.5.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00472 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed copyparty (9001): 1.18.5copyparty (PyPI): 1.18.5
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9001 | copyparty | before 1.18.5 | 1.18.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | copyparty (PyPI) | before 1.18.5 | 1.18.5 | Patch available | GHSA-9q4r-x2hj-jmvr |
- copyparty Vendor9001 Affected before 1.18.5 Fixed in 1.18.5 Patch available CNA
- copyparty (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.18.5 Fixed in 1.18.5 Patch available GHSA-9q4r-x2hj-jmvr
Remediation
- Fix · CNA copyparty (9001) Fixed in 1.18.5
- Fix · GHSA-9q4r-x2hj-jmvr copyparty (PyPI) Fixed in 1.18.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54423
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9q4r-x2hj-jmvr
References
More 9001 Copyparty vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-34551 Copyparty is vulnerable to Regex Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks through "Recent Uploads" page CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-19082 Path traversal in copyparty CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-21990 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in copyparty before 1.9.2 allows a local attacker to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-19881 copyparty vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via k304 parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2025-20002 copyparty renders unsanitized filenames as HTML when user uploads empty files CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-34360 copyparty Reflected XSS via Filter Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-54423 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54423 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9q4r-x2hj-jmvr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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