Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Weakness · CWE-79

CVE-2025-61305

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-11
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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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 reflected cross-site scripted (XSS) vulnerability in the dfm-menu_firmware.php component of GmbH Mecury Managed Print Services (docuForm) v11.11c allows attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript in the context of a user's browser via injecting a crafted payload into an unfiltered variable value.

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 confidence

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the dfm-menu_firmware.php component of GmbH Mercury Managed Print Services (docuForm) v11.11c. Attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript into an unfiltered variable that gets reflected back to the user's browser, allowing execution in the context of the victim's session.

MitigationImplement proper input validation and output encoding/escaping for all variable values rendered in the page to prevent reflected XSS attacks. The fix should sanitize or escape user-controlled input before it is reflected in the HTTP response.

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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

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm docuForm installation
    Locate the Mercury Managed Print Services (docuForm) application in your environment. Check for the presence of the web application files typically deployed in the web server's document root or application directory.
    Affected if The application is not installed - you are not affected.
  2. Locate vulnerable component
    Search for the file dfm-menu_firmware.php within the docuForm installation directory. This file is part of the firmware menu functionality.
    Affected if The file dfm-menu_firmware.php does not exist - you are not affected.
  3. Verify version
    Identify the installed version of docuForm (Mercury Managed Print Services). Check version files, headers, or the application's about/info page for the exact version number.
    Affected if Version is not v11.11c (either earlier or later) - you may not be affected. Compare your installed version to the affected range.
  4. Inspect parameter handling
    Review the dfm-menu_firmware.php source code. Look for variables that receive input from HTTP request parameters (GET or POST) and are directly echoed or reflected back into the HTML output without sanitization.
    Affected if The code reflects user-supplied parameter values without input validation or output encoding - you are likely affected.
  5. Test for XSS reflection
    If you have access to a testing environment, send a crafted request to dfm-menu_firmware.php with a test payload (such as <script>alert('XSS')</script>) in suspected parameters and verify whether the payload is reflected unescaped in the response.
    Affected if The test payload executes or appears unescaped in the response - you are affected.

You are affected if docuForm v11.11c is installed, the file dfm-menu_firmware.php exists, and user-controlled input is reflected in the page without sanitization.

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 variable values rendered in the page to prevent reflected XSS attacks. The fix should sanitize or escape user-controlled input before it is reflected in the HTTP response.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,440
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