{"id":29639,"date":"2025-04-23T11:53:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T11:53:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-11T11:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:53:41","slug":"cve-2025-2160-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-pega-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2160-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-pega-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-2160: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Pega Platform<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity world is facing yet another challenge with the discovery of a new vulnerability, CVE-2025-2160, affecting multiple versions of the Pega Platform. This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue that resides within the Mashup functionality of the platform. XSS is one of the most prevalent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-52304-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-paddlepaddle-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34029\">potentially harmful web application vulnerabilities<\/a> as it allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. This vulnerability, if exploited, can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0213-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ta-for-linux-and-macos-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33889\">lead to serious consequences such as system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nGiven the widespread use of Pega Platform across industries and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-52307-high-severity-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-paddlepaddle-prior-to-version-2-6-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33931\">severity of the vulnerability<\/a>, it is critical for organizations to take immediate remedial actions. This post will provide a detailed understanding of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2007-wordpress-plugin-vulnerability-leads-to-arbitrary-file-deletion-and-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34618\">vulnerability and its potential<\/a> impact, along with mitigation measures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-2160<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22900-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-n600r-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35200\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3482058430\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Pega Platform | 8.4.3 to Infinity 24.2.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26683-improper-authorization-vulnerability-in-azure-playwright\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35681\">vulnerability exists due to improper<\/a> sanitization of user-supplied input within the Mashup functionality of the Pega Platform. An attacker can craft a malicious payload, which, when processed by the application, results in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21860-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-openharmony\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33867\">arbitrary script execution<\/a> in the victim&#8217;s browser. This could lead to various malicious activities such as stealing sensitive information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28238-session-hijacking-vulnerability-in-elber-reble310-firmware\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"37370\">session hijacking<\/a>, or even delivering malware.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1892465560\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50123-exploitable-vulnerability-in-hozard-alarm-system-sms-authentication\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34942\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. However, note that this is for illustrative purposes only and does not constitute an actual exploit.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/mashup?param=&lt;script&gt;malicious_code_here&lt;\/script&gt; HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, a malicious script (`malicious_code_here`) is injected into a parameter (`param`) of the Mashup functionality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary mitigation measure for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor-provided patch. Organizations using the affected Pega Platform versions should upgrade to a patched version as soon as possible. In the interim, organizations can leverage Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) as temporary mitigation. Moreover, it is always a good practice to enforce a strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1763-cross-site-scripting-and-content-security-policy-bypass-in-gitlab-ee\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57347\">Content Security Policy<\/a> (CSP) to mitigate the risk of XSS attacks. Furthermore, regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3495-critical-security-vulnerability-in-delta-electronics-commgr-due-to-insufficiently-randomized-session-ids\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35991\">security audits and vulnerability<\/a> assessments can help in early detection and mitigation of such vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity world is facing yet another challenge with the discovery of a new vulnerability, CVE-2025-2160, affecting multiple versions of the Pega Platform. This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue that resides within the Mashup functionality of the platform. XSS is one of the most prevalent and potentially harmful web application vulnerabilities as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[81],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-29639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-xss"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29639"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51175,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29639\/revisions\/51175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29639"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=29639"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=29639"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=29639"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=29639"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=29639"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=29639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}