CVE-2025-41044
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[Page][name]' parameter in /apprain/page/manage-static-pages/create.
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 · moderate confidenceA stored authenticated XSS vulnerability exists in appRain CMF 4.0.5 where the 'data[Page][name]' parameter in the static page creation endpoint (/apprain/page/manage-static-pages/create) lacks proper input validation, allowing malicious scripts to be stored and executed when other users view the created page.
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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 installation and versionCheck for appRain CMF files in the web root directory. Look for version indicators in configuration files such as version.php, info.php, or a changelog/readme file in the root directory.Affected if The installed version is appRain CMF 4.0.5 exactly.
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Confirm the static pages module is accessibleAttempt to access the static page management endpoint at /apprain/page/manage-static-pages/create or check if the route exists in the application's routing configuration.Affected if The static page creation functionality is enabled and accessible to authenticated users.
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Locate the page name input handling codeSearch the application source code for the controller handling the static pages endpoint. Look for the 'data[Page][name]' parameter processing in the relevant controller file under the page or staticpages directory.Affected if The application processes the page name parameter without apparent sanitization routines.
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Inspect the page name output rendering codeExamine the template or view file responsible for rendering static page names. Look for the code that displays the page name when listing or viewing static pages.Affected if The output code does not use proper encoding or escaping functions when displaying the page name.
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Verify authentication requirements for the vulnerable endpointCheck the controller's access control configuration to confirm that the static page creation endpoint requires authenticated access.Affected if The endpoint requires authentication, meaning an attacker needs valid credentials to exploit this stored XSS.
A user is affected if they have appRain CMF version 4.0.5 installed with the static pages module enabled and accessible to authenticated users, as the vulnerability requires both conditions to be exploitable.
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 proper input validation and output encoding for the page name parameter - sanitize input before storage and escape output when rendering the page name to prevent script execution.
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