CVE-2025-12289
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by manipulating the category_id parameter in the Suishang Enterprise-Level B2B2C Multi-User Mall System. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute in users' browsers when they visit the vulnerable page. This affects all installations of version 1.0 of this e-commerce platform.
💻 Affected Systems
- Sui Shang Information Technology Suishang Enterprise-Level B2B2C Multi-User Mall System
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal user session cookies, redirect users to malicious sites, perform actions on behalf of authenticated users, or deface the website.
Likely Case
Attackers will likely use this to steal user credentials or session tokens, potentially leading to account compromise and unauthorized access to user data.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, the impact is limited to unsuccessful injection attempts being logged.
🎯 Exploit Status
The exploit has been published and can be executed remotely without authentication. Attackers only need to craft malicious URLs with XSS payloads in the category_id parameter.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available - vendor did not respond to disclosure
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing input validation and output encoding as workarounds, or migrating to a different platform if the vendor remains unresponsive.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement Input Validation
allAdd server-side validation to ensure category_id parameter only contains expected numeric values
Implement validation in the application code to reject non-numeric category_id values
Implement Output Encoding
allApply proper HTML encoding to all user-controlled data before outputting to web pages
Use HTML entity encoding functions when displaying category_id values
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
allDeploy a WAF with XSS protection rules to block malicious requests
Configure WAF to block requests containing script tags and JavaScript in URL parameters
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement a reverse proxy with security filtering to sanitize requests before they reach the application
- Disable or restrict access to the vulnerable endpoint using access control lists or firewall rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by accessing the URL with a simple XSS payload in the category_id parameter: /Point/index/activity_state/1/category_id/<script>alert('test')</script>Check Version:
Check the application's version information in the admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
After implementing fixes, test with the same payload to ensure it's properly sanitized or blocked📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /Point/index/activity_state/1/category_id/ with non-numeric or script-like content in the parameter
- Multiple failed validation attempts on the category_id parameter
Network Indicators:
- HTTP traffic containing script tags or JavaScript code in URL parameters
- Requests with unusually long or encoded category_id values
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (url="*Point/index/activity_state/1/category_id/*" AND (category_id="*script*" OR category_id="*javascript*" OR category_id="*onerror*" OR category_id="*onload*"))