CVE-2025-5412 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-5412

Mist Community Edition Authentication Endpoint views.py login cross site scripting

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Alex Perrakis
  • Efstratios Chatzoglou
  • Georgios Kambourakis
  • alexperrakis (VulDB User)

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Community Edition
Vulnerable Versions:
4.7.0, 4.7.1

Timeline

Official Publish: June 1st, 2025
Last Modified: June 2nd, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79 CWE-94

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise
Initial Access
T1059.007 JavaScript
Execution
T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie
Collection
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1567 Exfiltration Over Web Service
Exfiltration
T1491.001 Defacement
Impact
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1505.003 Web Shell
Persistence
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation
Impact