TI-2025-43315 Aliases CVE-2025-71166 GHSA-8mjw-9xwx-f4c5

Typesetter CMS Reflected XSS via Move Message Handling

MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published 2026-01-14 · Updated 2026-07-14

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Active
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Typesetter CMS versions up to and including 5.1 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrative interface within the Tools Status move message handling. The path parameter is reflected into the HTML output without proper output encoding in include/admin/Tools/Status.php. An authenticated attacker can supply crafted input containing HTML or JavaScript, resulting in arbitrary script execution in the context of an authenticated user's browser session.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00234 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
Typesetter	Typesetter	up to 5.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Typesetter VendorTypesetter Affected up to 5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:typesettercms:typesetter::::::::	up to 5.1	Vulnerable	Typesetter

cpe:2.3:a:typesettercms:typesetter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.1 Vulnerable ·Typesetter

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-71166
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mjw-9xwx-f4c5

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/Typesetter/Typesetter/issues/707

Other 1

https://github.com/Typesetter/Typesetter

TI-2025-43314 Typesetter CMS Reflected XSS via Status.php CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2020-15797 Typesetter CMS 5.x through 5.1 allows admins to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2018-05032 An issue was discovered in Typesetter 5.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-09152 TypesetterCMS v5.1 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) which is… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-05031 An issue was discovered in Typesetter 5.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.0
TI-2020-13638 Cross Site Scriptiong vulnerability in Typesetter 5.1 via the !1) className and !2)… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

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Sources

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