CVE-2025-61309
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 reflected cross-site scripted (XSS) vulnerability in the dfm-menu_departments.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 confidenceA reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the dfm-menu_departments.php component of GmbH Mercury Managed Print Services (docuForm) v11.11c. The vulnerability stems from an unfiltered variable that accepts user input without proper sanitization, allowing attackers to inject malicious JavaScript payloads that execute in the context of a victim's browser.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the vulnerable script fileSearch the web server document root for the file dfm-menu_departments.php. Common paths may include /, /menu/, /includes/, or /admin/ directories. Use: find /var/www -name 'dfm-menu_departments.php' 2>/dev/nullAffected if The file exists in the web application directory tree
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Confirm the docuForm versionCheck the installed version of Mercury Managed Print Services (docuForm). Look in version files, about pages, or the application header/footer for a version string like 'v11.11c'. If no version file exists, check the application software metadata or contact the vendor.Affected if The installed version is 11.11c or if the version cannot be determined but the vulnerable file exists
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Inspect the vulnerable code for unsanitized inputExamine dfm-menu_departments.php for any $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST parameters that are used in the page output without passing through sanitization functions such as htmlspecialchars, strip_tags, or a proper encoding function. Search for patterns like 'echo $_GET' or 'print $_REQUEST' that output user data directly.Affected if User-supplied parameters are output directly to the page without sanitization
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Test for reflected XSS vulnerabilityIf the file is accessible via HTTP, send a request with a test payload in suspected parameters, such as ?param=<script>alert(1)</script> or similar. Observe whether the payload is reflected back in the response without encoding. Use browser developer tools or a proxy to inspect the response.Affected if The test payload is reflected in the response HTML without being escaped or encoded
A user is affected if the dfm-menu_departments.php file exists in their docuForm v11.11c installation and contains user input being reflected to the page output without sanitization functions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataImplement proper input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied variables in dfm-menu_departments.php, utilizing context-appropriate escaping functions (e.g., htmlspecialchars) to neutralize script injection attempts.
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