Medium severity · published Sep 3, 2025
CVE-2025-9823
Reflected XSS in lead:addLeadTags - Quick Add
4.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SummaryA Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of another user’s session. This occurs because user-supplied input is reflected back in the server’s response without proper sanitization or escaping, potentially enabling malicious actions such as session hijacking, credential theft, or unauthorized actions in the application.
DetailsThe vulnerability resides in the “Tags” input field on the /s/ajax?action=lead:addLeadTags endpoint. Although the server applies sanitization before storing the data or returning it later, the payload is executed immediately in the victim’s browser upon reflection, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary JavaScript in the user’s session.
ImpactA Reflected XSS attack can have a significant impact, allowing attackers to steal sensitive user data like cookies, redirect users to malicious websites, manipulate the web page content, and essentially take control of a user's session within an application by executing malicious JavaScript code within the victim's browser, even if the server-side code is secure; essentially enabling them to perform actions as if they were the logged-in user.
References * Web Security Academy: Cross-site scripting https://portswigger.net/web-security/cross-site-scripting
* Web Security Academy: Reflected cross-site scripting https://portswigger.net/web-security/cross-site-scripting/reflected
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Mautic · Mautic
>= 4.4.0 before < 4.4.17; >= 5.0.0-alpha before < 5.2.8; >= 6.0.0-alpha before < 6.0.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9823
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9823
github.com
https://github.com/mautic/mautic/security/advisories/GHSA-9v8p-m85m-f7mm
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