CVE-2025-40730 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-40730: HTML injection in Vox Media's Chorus CMS

Vendor Vox Media
Product Chorus CMS
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published July 28, 2025
Last update July 28, 2025
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CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction —
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

HTML injection in Vox Media's Chorus CMS. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser by sending them a malicious URL using the 'q' parameter in '/search'. This vulnerability can be exploited to steal sensitive user data, such as session cookies, or to perform actions on behalf of the user.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 28, 2025 CVE published
July 28, 2025 Record updated