CVE-2025-41038
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 · uneditedA 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[Group][name]' parameter in /apprain/admin/managegroup/add/.
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 confidenceA stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in appRain CMF 4.0.5 within the admin group management functionality. The 'data[Group][name]' parameter at /apprain/admin/managegroup/add/ accepts user input without proper sanitization or output encoding, allowing authenticated administrators to inject malicious JavaScript that executes when other users view the group name.
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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= 4.0.5CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify appRain CMF installationLook for the appRain directory structure or check web application fingerprint. Common paths include /apprain/ in the web root. Review application startup files or footer for 'appRain' branding.Affected if appRain CMF is present in the environment
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Confirm installed version is 4.0.5Check version.php or version file within the appRain installation directory, or view the admin dashboard for the version display. Compare against the affected version range.Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.0.5
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Verify administrator access existsConfirm valid administrator credentials exist for the appRain admin panel at /apprain/admin/ or similar admin entry point. Check for active admin user accounts in the database.Affected if At least one administrator account is configured and can access the admin panel
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Check for group management accessNavigate to the group management URL /apprain/admin/managegroup/add/ or locate the group management functionality within the admin interface. Verify the page is accessible with admin credentials.Affected if The group management feature is accessible and functional in the admin panel
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Inspect existing groups for suspicious contentQuery the groups table in the database for the data[Group][name] field, or view the groups list in the admin panel. Look for HTML script tags, javascript: URIs, or event handlers in group names.Affected if Any group name contains unencoded HTML or JavaScript code such as <script> tags, onerror, onload, or similar XSS vectors
A user is affected if appRain CMF version 4.0.5 is installed and the group management functionality contains group names with unescaped HTML or JavaScript characters that could execute in a user's browser.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement server-side input validation and output encoding for the group name parameter. Use htmlspecialchars() or equivalent encoding functions when displaying the data[Group][name] value in HTML contexts.
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