CVE-2025-27585
📋 TL;DR
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Serosoft Academia Student Information System EagleR allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the Print Name parameter. When exploited, this enables session hijacking, credential theft, or website defacement affecting all users who view the compromised staff resource pages. This affects organizations using the vulnerable version of this student information system.
💻 Affected Systems
- Serosoft Solutions Pvt Ltd Academia Student Information System (SIS) EagleR
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal administrator credentials, take over accounts, manipulate student records, or deploy ransomware through malicious scripts executed in users' browsers.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious scripts that steal session cookies or credentials when legitimate users view the compromised staff resource pages, leading to unauthorized access.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, malicious scripts would be neutralized before execution, preventing any impact.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires access to the staff resource update functionality. The GitHub reference shows research details but not full weaponization.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
Contact Serosoft Solutions for patch information. Monitor their official channels for security updates.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Sanitization
allImplement server-side validation to reject or sanitize HTML/JavaScript in the Print Name parameter
Content Security Policy (CSP)
allDeploy a strict CSP header to prevent execution of inline scripts and unauthorized sources
Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement a web application firewall (WAF) with XSS protection rules
- Restrict access to the /rest/staffResource/update endpoint to authorized administrators only
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by submitting a payload like <script>alert('XSS')</script> in the Print Name parameter and check if it executes when viewing the staff resourceCheck Version:
Check the application version in the admin interface or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
After implementing fixes, test with the same payload to confirm it's properly sanitized or blocked📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual characters or script tags in Print Name parameter values in REST API logs
- Multiple failed validation attempts on staffResource/update endpoint
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /rest/staffResource/update containing script tags or JavaScript code
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/rest/staffResource/update" AND (request_body CONTAINS "<script>" OR request_body CONTAINS "javascript:")