Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in OPEXUS FOIAXpress (CVE-2025-61996)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in OPEXUS FOIAXpress (CVE-2025-61996). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
OPEXUS FOIAXpress before 11.13.3.0 allows an administrative user to inject JavaScript or other content within the Annual Report Template. Injected content is executed in the context of other users when they generate an Annual Report. Successful exploitation allows the administrative user to perform actions on behalf of the target, including stealing session cookies, user credentials, or sensitive data.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-61996 has been found in OPEXUS FOIAXpress.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "OPEXUS FOIAXpress CVE-2025-61996" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-61996 (OPEXUS FOIAXpress) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 4.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in OPEXUS FOIAXpress.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of OPEXUS FOIAXpress.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで OPEXUS FOIAXpress を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory raw.githubusercontent.com
- advisory cve.org
- web docs.opexustech.com