Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-25051 is a cross-site scripting issue in JmPotato Pomash’s editor template. A privileged user-controlled title or tag field could be rendered unsafely, allowing script execution when another user interacts with the affected page. The published severity is low because exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction.
Executive priority
Treat this as routine remediation unless Pomash is internet-facing or used by many privileged editors. It is low severity, but stored editor content can create trust and integrity risk if left unpatched.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 in Pomash/theme/clean/templates/editor.html. The reported parameters are article.title, content.title, and article.tag. CVSS 3.1 is 2.4 with network attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and low integrity impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to deployments of JmPotato Pomash using the vulnerable clean theme editor.html template. The source bundle does not identify affected versions or CPEs, so validation must be repository- or application-specific.
Exploitation context
The source states remote attack is possible, but the CVSS vector requires high privileges and user interaction. The CVE is not listed as KEV, and the provided sources do not claim active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: affected versions are not provided, and the vulnerable component is described only as an unknown part of editor.html. Focus review on the named template fields and the referenced patch diff.
Mitigation direction
- Apply the vendor patch commit be1914ef0a6808e00f51618b2de92496a3604415 or an official release containing it.
- Review vendor and VulDB guidance for affected-version clarification.
- Limit editor access to trusted high-privileged users until patching is complete.
- Review custom themes or forks for the same unsafe template behavior.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether JmPotato Pomash is deployed in the environment.
- Check whether Pomash/theme/clean/templates/editor.html exists in the deployed code.
- Verify the deployed source includes commit be1914ef0a6808e00f51618b2de92496a3604415 or equivalent changes.
- Review rendering of article.title, content.title, and article.tag for safe output handling.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 2.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N0.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
2.4LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.216957CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216957CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/JmPotato/Pomash/commit/be1914ef0a6808e00f51618b2de92496a3604415CVE reference · patch
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.