CVE-2025-62528
Python vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in Taguette, an open source qualitative research tool, tracked as CVE-2025-62528. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 1.5.0, where project members could inject JavaScript code into name or description fields that would execute when the project loads. This vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on October 20, 2025 (GitHub Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) issue. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.4 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability requires network access and low privileges to exploit, requires no user interaction, has unchanged scope, and can impact both confidentiality and integrity at a low level, with no impact on availability (GitHub Advisory).

Impact

The vulnerability allows project members to inject malicious JavaScript code through name and description fields, which executes when other users load the project. This could lead to unauthorized access to user data and potential manipulation of project content (GitHub Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in Taguette version 1.5.0. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to this version to protect against potential XSS attacks (GitHub Advisory).

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