A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Page Settings module of Piranha CMS v12.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Page Settings module of Piranha CMS v12.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a crafted payload into the Excerpt field.
- Published
- Dec 22, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 5, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 10th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Report tools
Action score
24
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| dotnetfoundation | piranha cms | cpe:2.3:a:dotnetfoundation:piranha_cms |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- dotnetfoundation piranha cms12.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuGet | Piranha | up to and including 12.0.0 | — |
Same product
dotnetfoundation: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-25976Piranha CMS - Site-wide Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)32Monitor
- CVE-2025-57692PiranhaCMS 12.0 allows stored XSS in the Text content block of Standard and Standard Archive Pages via /manager/pages, enabling execution of27Monitor
- CVE-2025-67291A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Media module of Piranha CMS v12.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts24Monitor
- CVE-2025-61413A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /manager/pages component of Piranha CMS v12.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary24Monitor
- CVE-2021-25977Piranha CMS - Stored XSS in Page Title21Monitor
- CVE-2024-55341A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Piranha CMS 11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web bro18Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-5769287 days apartPiranhaCMS 12.0 allows stored XSS in the Text content block of Standard and Standard Archive Pages via /manager/pages, enabling execution of27Monitor
- CVE-2025-672910 days apartA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Media module of Piranha CMS v12.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts24Monitor
- CVE-2025-6141360 days apartA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /manager/pages component of Piranha CMS v12.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary24Monitor
- CVE-2024-55341367 days apartA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Piranha CMS 11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web bro18Monitor
- CVE-2024-55342367 days apartA file upload functionality in Piranha CMS 11.1 allows authenticated remote attackers to upload a crafted PDF file to /manager/media.18Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-secondary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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