VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2025-56526
Cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Kotaemon 0.11.0 allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Kotaemon 0.11.0 allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- cinnamon/kotaemon
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemonProduct
- https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/commit/37cdc28Patch
- https://github.com/HanTul/Kotaemon-CVE-2025-56526-56527-disclosureExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://harvest-sink-590.notion.site/Stored-XSS-via-Unsanitized-PDF-Content-Rendering-and-Plaintext-Credential-Exposure-in-LocalStorage-236770c3fe1e80f6a1aef381fb1c8f73Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://skinny-exoplanet-584.notion.site/Stored-XSS-via-Unsanitized-PDF-Content-Rendering-and-Plaintext-Credential-Exposure-in-LocalStorage-22cd1563bd3380458588eb49f361a363Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.