A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in SourceCodester Simple To-Do List…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in SourceCodester Simple To-Do List System 1.0 in the "Add Tasks" text input. An authenticated user can submit HTML/JavaScript that is not correctly sanitized or encoded on output. The injected script is stored and later rendered in the browser of any user who views the task, allowing execution of arbitrary script in the context of the victim's browser.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 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-2025-63709
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4x55-4jgw-65pj
References
More Chuck24 Simple To-do List System vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-03779 SourceCodester Simple To-Do List System complete_task.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-03778 SourceCodester Simple To-Do List System delete_task.php sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-09290 SourceCodester Simple To-Do List System Add New Task fetch_tasks.php cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-63709 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-63709 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4x55-4jgw-65pj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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