What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-52036?

CVE-2025-52036 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2025-52036?

Organizations using A vulnerability should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-52036, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 6.1.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-52036?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-52036. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-52036?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

PHP CVE-2025-52036

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2025-08-26 cve@mitre.org

PHP XSS Notescms Exe System

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:08 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Sep 17, 2025 - 17:46 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Aug 26, 2025 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability has been found in NotesCMS and classified as medium. Affected by this vulnerability is the page /index.php?route=categories. The manipulation of the title of the service descriptions leads to a stored XSS vulnerability. The issue was confirmed to be present in the source code as of commit 7d821a0f028b0778b245b99ab3d3bff1ac10e2d3 (dated 2024-05-08), and was fixed in commit 95322c5121dbd7070f3bd54f2848079654a0a8ea (dated 2025-03-31). The attack can be launched remotely. CWE Definition of the Vulnerability: CWE-79.

AnalysisAI

A vulnerability has been found in NotesCMS and classified as medium. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

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 vulnerability has been found in NotesCMS and classified as medium. Affected by this vulnerability is the page /index.php?route=categories. The manipulation of the title of the service descriptions leads to a stored XSS vulnerability. The issue was confirmed to be present in the source code as of commit 7d821a0f028b0778b245b99ab3d3bff1ac10e2d3 (dated 2024-05-08), and was fixed in commit 95322c5121dbd7070f3bd54f2848079654a0a8ea (dated 2025-03-31). The attack can be launched remotely. CWE Definition of the Vulnerability: CWE-79. Affected products include: Exe-System Notescms.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.