CVE-2025-51488
MoonShine Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in MoonShine version < 3.12.4, allowing remote attackers to store and execute arbitrary JavaScript by including a malicious HTML payload in the Name parameter when creating a new Admin.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 19, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 21, 2025, 2:30 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-51488 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-51488.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/GiacoLenzo2109/MoonShine_Software_PoCs | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/moonshine-software/moonshine | Product |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-51488
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 21, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moonshine:moonshine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.12.5 Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/GiacoLenzo2109/MoonShine_Software_PoCs Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/moonshine-software/moonshine Types: Product -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 20, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Create Admin function of MoonShine v3.12.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a crafted payload into the Name parameter. A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in MoonShine version < 3.12.4, allowing remote attackers to store and execute arbitrary JavaScript by including a malicious HTML payload in the Name parameter when creating a new Admin. -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Create Admin function of MoonShine v3.12.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a crafted payload into the Name parameter. Added Reference https://github.com/GiacoLenzo2109/MoonShine_Software_PoCs Added Reference https://github.com/moonshine-software/moonshine