CVE-2025-40990

Name: CVE-2025-40990
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-10-02T11:15:29.727+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.1/10EPSS 0.19%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-40990 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Ekushey CRM v5.0 by Creativeitem, due to lack of proper validation of user inputs via the "/ekushey/index.php/client/project_bug/create/xxx", affecting to "title" and "description" parameters via POST. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to send a specially crafted query to an authenticated user and steal his/her cookie session details.. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Ekushey CRM v5.0 by Creativeitem, due to lack of proper validation of user inputs via the "/ekushey/index.php/client/project_bug/create/xxx", affecting to "title" and "description" parameters via POST. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to send a specially crafted query to an authenticated user and steal his/her cookie session details.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.4/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS 4.0

5.1/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability

0.19%

8.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Creativeitem	Ekushey Project Manager Crm	5.0

References

https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-creativeitem-productsProduct

Timeline

Published: Oct 2, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-40990?

How severe is CVE-2025-40990?

CVE-2025-40990 has a CVSS score of 5.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-40990?

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Source: NVD / NIST