CVE-2025-5412
Published: 02 June 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-5412 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Mist Mist. Its CVSS base score is 5.1 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique JavaScript (T1059.007); ranked at the 36.0th 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-2025-16587
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mist Community Edition up to 4.7.1. Affected is the function Login of the file src/mist/api/views.py of the component Authentication Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument return_to leads to cross site scripting.…
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It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.7.2 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is db10ecb62ac832c1ed4924556d167efb9bc07fad. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The open redirect and reflected XSS vulnerability in the authentication endpoint's return_to parameter enables exploitation of a public-facing application (T1190), user execution via malicious crafted login links (T1204.001), JavaScript execution in the browser context (T1059.007), stealing web session cookies via XSS payloads (T1539), and phishing attacks by redirecting authenticated users to malicious sites (T1566.002).
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.