Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-45315 is a medium-severity stored or reflected browser risk in hortusfox-web v4.4 admin handling. A crafted email value can run JavaScript in another user's browser if the user interacts with the affected admin workflow. Business impact is mainly account misuse, data exposure, or unauthorized actions inside the application session.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate web-application risk. It is not currently supported as actively exploited by the supplied evidence, but admin-session impact justifies timely validation and remediation for any hortusfox-web v4.4 deployment.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-79 XSS in /controller/admin.php, tied to the email parameter in hortusfox-web v4.4. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to deployments of hortusfox-web v4.4 with reachable admin functionality. The CVE affected-product metadata is incomplete, so teams should confirm versions directly against their installed application and upstream project history.
Exploitation context
The supplied CVSS vector indicates an attacker needs some privileges and must get a user to interact with the affected path. The CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the bundle, and no supplied source confirms active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The affected section in the CVE metadata lists n/a, while the description names hortusfox-web v4.4. Validate exact affected releases before broad reporting. Do not assume a fixed version from the supplied bundle; the sources do not name one.
Mitigation direction
- Check the hortusfox-web project for vendor guidance or a patched release.
- Restrict admin access to trusted users and networks where feasible.
- Ensure email values are validated and output-encoded in affected workflows.
- Review recent admin activity for suspicious account or configuration changes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory any hortusfox-web deployments and record exact versions.
- Confirm whether /controller/admin.php is present and reachable.
- Review email parameter handling for missing validation or output encoding.
- Test fixes only in staging with safe, non-executing markers.
- Monitor upstream issue, release, or advisory notes for version-specific guidance.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-webCVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web/blob/8ab851101a62d8eb311235c118eeeb32a9b36978/app/controller/admin.php#L192CVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/chrisWalker11/Cves/blob/main/CVE-2025-45315/CVE-2025-45315.mdCVE reference, mitre
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CWE details
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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.