Extplorer
CVE-2025-13058
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.10%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
A security flaw has been discovered in soerennb eXtplorer up to 2.1.15. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A security flaw has been discovered in soerennb eXtplorer up to 2.1.15. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Filename Handler. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The patch is identified as 002def70b985f7012586df2c44368845bf405ab3. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue. Affected products include: Extplorer. Version information: up to 2.1.15..
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Severity by source
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
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CVSS VectorVendor: vuldb
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3DescriptionCVE.org
A security flaw has been discovered in soerennb eXtplorer up to 2.1.15. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Filename Handler. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The patch is identified as 002def70b985f7012586df2c44368845bf405ab3. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using soerennb eXtplorer should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-13058, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 5.1. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available. A patch is available and should be applied during regular vulnerability management.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: implement CSP headers, enable HttpOnly cookies, deploy WAF XSS rules.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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