HkCms Search index.html cross site scripting

published 2025-05-21 17 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-15987

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HkCms up to 2.3.2.240702. This affects an unknown part of the file /index.php/search/index.html of the component Search. The manipulation of the argument keyword leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 17 mo ago (2025-05-21)

Exploit prediction

0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

gitee.com https://gitee.com/Hk_Cms/HkCms/issues/IBZ2G7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	5.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA	3.0	4.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CNA	4.0	5.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD	3.1	4.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

n/a HkCms

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

gitee.com /Hk_Cms/HkCms/issues/IBZ2G7
exploit, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
vuldb.com /?id.309729
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?ctiid.309729
signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-5013
NVD CVE-2025-5013

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Summary