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ApprainApplication

CVE-2025-41036

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-04
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability has been discovered in appRain CMF version 4.0.5, consisting of a stored authenticated XSS due to a lack of proper validation of user input, through the  'data[Admin][description]', 'data[Admin][f_name]' and 'data[Admin][l_name]' parameters in /apprain/admin/account/edit.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Stored authenticated XSS vulnerability in appRain CMF 4.0.5 allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through the admin account edit form via the 'data[Admin][description]', 'data[Admin][f_name]', and 'data[Admin][l_name]' parameters. The injected payload persists and executes when other users view the affected admin profile pages.

MitigationImplement proper input validation and output encoding/escaping for all user-supplied fields in the admin account edit functionality. Use context-appropriate encoding when displaying these fields.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
ApprainApplication
Affected:= 4.0.5

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Verify appRain CMF version
    Locate the version file or admin panel version information - typically in a version.php file or the admin dashboard footer/about section. Compare against 4.0.5.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.0.5 (the only affected version listed)
  2. Confirm admin access is enabled
    Check if admin panel access is configured and functional by attempting to access the admin login page at /admin or /apprain-admin. Verify the admin module is not disabled in configuration.
    Affected if Admin panel is accessible and functional, allowing authenticated users to access the account edit functionality
  3. Identify admin account edit form endpoint
    Locate the admin profile/account edit functionality - typically found at paths like /admin/users/edit, /apprain-admin/profile/edit, or similar. Inspect the HTML form to confirm it contains the vulnerable parameters: data[Admin][description], data[Admin][f_name], data[Admin][l_name].
    Affected if The admin edit form exists and contains the three vulnerable parameter fields
  4. Check stored admin profile data
    If you have database access, query the admin table (commonly 'admins' or similar) and examine the 'description', 'f_name', and 'l_name' fields for any suspicious characters like <script>, javascript:, onerror=, or other XSS vectors.
    Affected if These fields contain unsanitized HTML/JavaScript content indicating exploitation
  5. Review admin profile page rendering
    Access the admin profile viewing page as a different user and inspect the page source to see if the description, first name, and last name fields are being rendered with proper encoding or raw HTML.
    Affected if The fields render without HTML encoding, allowing script execution

A user is affected if they are running appRain CMF version 4.0.5, have admin access enabled, and the admin edit form with the vulnerable parameters exists in their environment.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper input validation and output encoding/escaping for all user-supplied fields in the admin account edit functionality. Use context-appropriate encoding when displaying these fields.

Fix this in Apprain Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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