CVE-2025-62857
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 has been reported to affect QuMagie. The remote attackers can then exploit the vulnerability to bypass security mechanisms or read application data. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: QuMagie 2.8.1 and later
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 in QuMagie allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts into the application, potentially bypassing security mechanisms or accessing sensitive application data.
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>= 2.0.0, < 2.8.1CVSS 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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Confirm QuMagie is installedIdentify whether the QuMagie application is present on the QNAP system. This may be available through the QNAP App Center, via command line listing of installed packages, or by checking for QuMagie-related processes.Affected if QuMagie is not installed on the system
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Determine the installed QuMagie versionLocate and retrieve the current version number of QuMagie. This is typically accessible through the QuMagie web interface settings, the QNAP App Center management interface, or system package management commands.Affected if Unable to retrieve the version number for comparison
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Compare against the affected version rangeReview the installed version against the vulnerable range: versions 2.0.0 through 2.8.0 are affected. Check if the installed version falls within >= 2.0.0 and < 2.8.1.Affected if The installed version is 2.0.0 or higher but lower than 2.8.1
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Assess web interface accessibilityDetermine whether the QuMagie web interface is exposed and accessible to users or network actors. XSS vulnerabilities typically require the vulnerable application to render user-supplied input in web pages.Affected if The QuMagie web interface is accessible and the application processes user input without proper sanitization
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Identify if user input is processedEvaluate whether the QuMagie application accepts and displays user-provided content such as file names, descriptions, tags, or album names that could be rendered in web pages.Affected if The application processes and displays user-supplied content without output encoding
The environment is affected if QuMagie is installed with a version between 2.0.0 and 2.8.0 inclusive, and the web interface processes user-supplied content.
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.
dbcve · scoped2.8.1
Upgrade QuMagie to version 2.8.1 or later to apply the security patch.
QuMagie 2.8.1 or later
- 1. Log in to the QNAP NAS administrator interface.
- 2. Navigate to App Center or the QuMagie application management section.
- 3. Check the current installed version of QuMagie.
- 4. If the installed version is below 2.8.1, locate the update option for QuMagie.
- 5. Update QuMagie to version 2.8.1 or later.
- 6. After the update completes, verify the new version is 2.8.1 or higher.
- 7. Test that QuMagie functionality remains operational after the update.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-62857 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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