ArcGIS Server
CVE-2025-67703
MEDIUM
Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach vulnerable ArcGIS Server endpoint
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DeliveryStore file with malicious script
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ExploitVictim loads affected page
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ExecutionScript executes in victim browser
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ImpactHijack session or perform actions as victim
Vulnerability Assessment
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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. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a non-default/specific ArcGIS Server configuration - the vendor explicitly limits impact to 'some configurations,' so default installs may not be vulnerable. It further requires victim interaction (UI:R): a user must load the page rendering the stored malicious content for the script to execute. Affected scope is ArcGIS Server 11.4 and earlier on both Windows and Linux. No authentication is needed to plant the payload (PR:N), but the payload only fires against users who subsequently view it, and impact is confined to the victim's browser context (C:L/I:L, no availability impact). |
| Impact | This is a stored cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in Esri ArcGIS Server 11.4 and earlier. The vendor-supplied CVSS:3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, 6.1 Medium) indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated injection that nonetheless requires victim interaction (UI:R - the victim must load the poisoned content) and yields only limited confidentiality and integrity impact within the browser context, with a scope change (S:C) reflecting execution crossing from the server into the victim's browser session. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code are present in the provided data, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' Crucially, the description states the flaw is exploitable only 'in some configurations,' meaning default installations may not be affected - this materially lowers real-world risk below what the unauthenticated network vector alone would suggest. Net: a legitimate Medium-severity issue worth patching in ArcGIS environments, but not an urgent, mass-exploitable priority absent any active-exploitation or POC signal. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote unauthenticated attacker abuses a vulnerable, specifically-configured ArcGIS Server endpoint to upload/store a file containing malicious script. When an administrator or other user later views the affected page, the script executes in their browser, enabling session/token theft or actions in the victim's authenticated context. No public exploit code is identified, and successful exploitation depends on both a susceptible configuration and victim interaction. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 23, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79) in Esri ArcGIS Server 11.4 and earlier on Windows and Linux enables a remote unauthenticated attacker (PR:N) to store files containing malicious code that executes in a victim's browser when the stored content is viewed (UI:R), but only in certain non-default configurations according to the vendor. The impact is limited to the victim's browser context (C:L/I:L, no availability impact), and no public exploit or active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified at time of analysis. Esri has released a patch referenced in the ArcGIS Server Security 2025 Update 2 advisory.
RemediationAI
Apply the vendor-provided patch referenced in the Esri ArcGIS Server Security 2025 Update 2 advisory (https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/trust-arcgis/administration/arcgis-server-security-2025-update-2-patch); the exact fixed version is not specified in the available data, so consult the advisory for the appropriate update. As a compensating control until patching, review and disable any non-default configuration that permits unauthenticated file storage and subsequent rendering, and restrict network access to affected ArcGIS Server endpoints to trusted users; note that restricting access may reduce functionality for legitimate users. Additionally, enforce output encoding or content security policy (CSP) headers on stored content as a defense-in-depth measure, though these do not replace the vendor patch. No public exploit code is known at time of analysis.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) issue tracked as CWE-79, which arises when user-supplied input is persisted by the application and later rendered without adequate output encoding or sanitization. In ArcGIS Server, a web-based GIS platform, the vulnerable configurations allow remote unauthenticated attackers to upload or store files that are later served to other users. When a victim loads the page containing the stored payload, the malicious script executes in the context of their browser session, potentially leading to session theft, phishing, or actions on behalf of the user. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:esri:arcgis_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* indicates all versions up to and including 11.4 are affected on both Windows and Linux. The independent assessment notes that exploitation is contingent on a non-default configuration and requires victim interaction.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Unauthenticated network-storable payload (PR:N) that fires only when a victim views it (UI:R), executing across a trust boundary into the browser (S:C) with limited browser-scope C/I impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (esri).
CVSS VectorVendor: esri
DescriptionCVE.org
There is a stored cross site scripting issue in Esri ArcGIS Server 11.4 and earlier on Windows and Linux that in some configurations allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to store files that contain malicious code that may execute in the context of a victim’s browser.
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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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