{"id":49156,"date":"2025-06-05T22:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T22:31:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-14T19:05:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T01:05:41","slug":"cve-2025-4984-stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-city-discover-referential-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4984-stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-city-discover-referential-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-4984: Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in City Discover Referential Manager<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are addressing a serious security vulnerability, classified as CVE-2025-4984, that affects the City Discover in City Referential Manager on 3DEXPERIENCE R2025x. This vulnerability, a type of stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), could potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code within a user&#8217;s browser session. As cybersecurity professionals, it&#8217;s crucial for us to understand the severity of this situation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32309-potential-system-compromise-due-to-remote-file-inclusion-in-php-program\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56261\">due to the high potential for system compromise<\/a> or data leakage. The risk is especially pertinent for those organizations utilizing the affected software in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23375-incorrect-use-of-privileged-apis-in-dell-powerprotect-data-manager-reporting\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57798\">managing and referencing city data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-4984<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.7 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-42977-path-handling-vulnerability-that-risks-data-leakage-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56956\">system compromise or data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3739045113\" 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: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\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: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\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: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>City Discover in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4983-stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-city-referential-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57283\">City Referential<\/a> Manager | 3DEXPERIENCE R2025x<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13955-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-aspect-nexus-and-matrix-series\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55061\">vulnerability works when an attacker manages to inject<\/a> malicious script into a webpage viewed by other users. The script is &#8216;stored&#8217; on the target server, hence the term &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47885-stored-xss-vulnerability-in-jenkins-health-advisor-by-cloudbees-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55018\">stored XSS<\/a>. When the victim navigates to the affected webpage, the malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6512-script-execution-with-admin-privileges-on-brain2-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63471\">script is executed<\/a>. In the case of CVE-2025-4984, the attacker would specifically target the City Discover in City Referential Manager software. Upon successful execution, the script runs within the user&#8217;s browser session, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5100-a-double-free-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56606\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2661506688\" 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>Consider the following conceptual example illustrating how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45997-exploiting-file-upload-vulnerability-in-web-based-pharmacy-product-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56957\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/city-discover\/referential-manager HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;city_data&quot;: &quot;&lt;script&gt; malicious_payload &lt;\/script&gt;&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6162-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-ex1200t-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63472\">POST request<\/a> to the City Discover Referential Manager endpoint with JavaScript embedded within the &#8216;city_data&#8217; payload. When a user subsequently accesses data from this endpoint, the malicious script is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1329-local-user-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-cics-tx\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59401\">executed in the user&#8217;s<\/a> browser session.<br \/>\nMitigating this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8913-critical-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wellchoose-s-organization-portal-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82430\">vulnerability should be a priority for any organization<\/a> using the affected software. Applying the vendor&#8217;s patch is the recommended solution, but in the interim, a web application firewall (WAF) or intrusion detection system (IDS) can be used for temporary mitigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview We are addressing a serious security vulnerability, classified as CVE-2025-4984, that affects the City Discover in City Referential Manager on 3DEXPERIENCE R2025x. This vulnerability, a type of stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), could potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code within a user&#8217;s browser session. 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