CVE-2025-48051
Lila Lichess DOM XSS
Description
powertip.ts in Lila (for Lichess) before ab0beaf allows XSS in some applications because of an innerHTML usage pattern in which text is extracted from a DOM node and interpreted as HTML.
INFO
Published Date :
May 15, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 12, 2025, 1:08 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 12, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:lichess:powertip.ts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2025-03-27 Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/blob/7b82f35d15f9113ac8a0a9271d34bef4f6119e9f/ui/site/src/powertip.ts#L60 Types: Product Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/commit/ab0beaf0ad671761705d9274663c5dc450608527 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/security/advisories/GHSA-9xhx-p3c5-p4v6 Types: Exploit, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/security/advisories/GHSA-9xhx-p3c5-p4v6 Types: Exploit, Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
May. 15, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/security/advisories/GHSA-9xhx-p3c5-p4v6 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 15, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description powertip.ts in Lila (for Lichess) before ab0beaf allows XSS in some applications because of an innerHTML usage pattern in which text is extracted from a DOM node and interpreted as HTML. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added Reference https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/blob/7b82f35d15f9113ac8a0a9271d34bef4f6119e9f/ui/site/src/powertip.ts#L60 Added Reference https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/commit/ab0beaf0ad671761705d9274663c5dc450608527 Added Reference https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/security/advisories/GHSA-9xhx-p3c5-p4v6
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