Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script (CVE-2026-25557)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script (CVE-2026-25557). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script through 4.0.5 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in index.php where the dir parameter value is reflected without HTML encoding inside the HTML title element and inside anchor href attributes in the breadcrumb navigation. Attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript via crafted dir parameter values by breaking out of the title context or injecting event handlers into breadcrumb anchor attributes to execute malicious scripts in a victim's browser.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-25557 has been found in Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.4/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script CVE-2026-25557" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-25557 (Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 5.4
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
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 Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.4/10). 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 Evoluted PHP Directory Listing Script 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
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web github.com