Headline
GHSA-x8xm-c7p8-2pj2: Silverstripe cross-site scripting (XSS) attack in elemental "Content blocks in use" report
An elemental block can include an XSS payload, which can be executed when viewing the “Content blocks in use” report.
The vulnerability is specific to that report and is a result of failure to cast input prior to including it in the grid field.
References
- https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/CVE-2025-25197
Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.