Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-55000

CVE-2025-55000:
Linux Alpine vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2025-55000 affects the Sourcecodester House Rental Management system version 1.0, specifically exposing a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rental/manage_categories.php component. The vulnerability was initially disclosed on January 14, 2025 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, specifically affecting the manage_categories.php file in the rental directory. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.4 (Medium), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows for potential compromise of data confidentiality and integrity through Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The CVSS scoring indicates low impacts on both confidentiality and integrity, with no impact on system availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The affected software configuration has been identified as House Rental Management System version 1.0. Users should update to a patched version if available or implement proper input validation and output encoding mechanisms (NVD).