CVE-2025-5412 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-5412: Mist Community Edition Authentication Endpoint views.py login cross site scripting

Vendor Mist
Product Community Edition
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published June 1, 2025
Last update June 2, 2025

CVSS base score

5.1/10
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:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mist Community Edition up to 4.7.1. Affected is the function Login of the file src/mist/api/views.py of the component Authentication Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument return_to leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.7.2 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is db10ecb62ac832c1ed4924556d167efb9bc07fad. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 1, 2025 CVE published
June 2, 2025 Record updated