CVE-2025-4469
Published: 09 May 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-4469 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Senior-Walter Online Student Clearance System. Its CVSS base score is 4.8 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique JavaScript (T1059.007); ranked at the 35.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-14100
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SourceCodester Online Student Clearance System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/add-admin.php. The manipulation of the argument txtusername/txtfullname/txtpassword/txtpassword2 leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch…
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the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The XSS vulnerability (CWE-79) in /admin/add-admin.php enables exploitation of a public-facing application (T1190) and facilitates JavaScript execution in victims' browsers (T1059.007) for command/script interpretation.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.