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CVE-2025-51541

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-05
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.2.3 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges

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 stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Shopware 6 installation interface at /recovery/install/database-configuration/. The c_database_schema field fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before rendering it in the browser, allowing an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript. This vulnerability can be exploited via a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack due to the absence of CSRF protections on the POST request. An unauthenticated remote attacker can craft a malicious web page that, when visited by a victim, stores the payload persistently in the installation configuration. As a result, the payload executes whenever any user subsequently accesses the vulnerable installation page, leading to persistent client-side code execution.

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
How this class of weakness works · CWE-79

Untrusted input is placed into a web page without being neutralised, so an attacker's markup or script executes in another user's browser. That can hijack sessions, capture keystrokes, or silently perform actions as the victim. Fixing it properly means context-aware output encoding everywhere data meets HTML, backed by a content-security policy as a second line of defence.

General guidance for the cross-site scripting (xss) class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

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
ShopwareApplication
Affected:>= 6.1.0, < 6.2.3

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
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

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.2.3 or later
Fixed in 6.2.3
Recommended fix High confidence

Shopware 6.2.3 or later (latest stable 6.x release recommended)

  1. 1. Backup your Shopware 6 database and files before proceeding with any upgrade
  2. 2. Ensure you have a staging/testing environment to validate the upgrade
  3. 3. Upgrade Shopware 6 from your current version (any version >= 6.1.0 and < 6.2.3) to version 6.2.3 or later
  4. 4. After upgrade, verify the /recovery/install/database-configuration/ endpoint is no longer accessible in production (the recovery mode should be disabled after installation)
  5. 5. Clear all caches after upgrade using the Shopware CLI commands
  6. 6. Test that the application functions correctly with the new version
  7. 7. Monitor for any unusual activity or persisted XSS payloads in configuration data
Caveat Review Shopware 6.2.3 release notes for any breaking changes between your current version and the target version; major version jumps may require migration steps

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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