CVE-2025-44141
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 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the node creation form of Backdrop CMS 1.30.
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 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the node creation form of Backdrop CMS version 1.30. This allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts through form inputs when creating content nodes, potentially compromising other users or administrators who view the affected content.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 1.30.1CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Verify Backdrop CMS installationConfirm that the web application running is Backdrop CMS by checking for the '/core/includes/bootstrap.inc' file or the Backdrop copyright in page footers, or by accessing the administrative dashboard at '/admin'.Affected if The system is not running Backdrop CMS.
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Check Backdrop CMS versionAccess the admin dashboard and navigate to 'Reports > Status report' (/admin/reports/status) to view the installed Backdrop CMS version, or check the 'backdrop_get_version()' function output if you have shell access to the server.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.30.1.
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Confirm node creation module is enabledNavigate to 'Configuration > Content authoring > Content types' (/admin/structure/types) to verify that at least one content type is enabled and node creation is permitted.Affected if No content types are available or node creation is disabled for all users.
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Identify users with node creation accessReview user permissions at 'People > Permissions' (/admin/config/people/permissions) and check roles assigned the 'Create [content type] content' permission.Affected if At least one user role can access the node creation form.
Your environment is affected only if Backdrop CMS version 1.30.1 is installed AND node creation functionality is enabled for any user role.
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 dataApply any available security patch for Backdrop CMS 1.30; if no patch exists, implement output encoding and input validation on form submissions in the node creation module, and consider restricting node creation permissions until a fix is available.
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