{"id":59805,"date":"2025-08-01T17:27:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:27:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:18:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:18:30","slug":"cve-2025-46198-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-grav-versions-1-7-46-to-1-7-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46198-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-grav-versions-1-7-46-to-1-7-48\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-46198: Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Grav Versions 1.7.46 to 1.7.48<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the realm of cybersecurity, one of the most prevalent vulnerabilities is Cross Site Scripting (XSS). This vulnerability has once again reared its ugly head in the recent Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identified as CVE-2025-46198. This particular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41687-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-u-link-management-api\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68309\">vulnerability affects the Grav Content Management<\/a> System (CMS), specifically versions 1.7.46 through 1.7.48. It&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40738-critical-arbitrary-file-write-vulnerability-in-sinec-nms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66595\">critical issue as it allows an attacker to execute arbitrary<\/a> code through a seemingly benign image element. Given the prominence and widespread use of Grav CMS, this <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=\"68310\">vulnerability has the potential to compromise systems<\/a> and data on a large scale.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-46198<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 based on CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50902-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-old-peanut-open-shop\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81855\">Cross Site<\/a> Scripting (XSS)<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31278-memory-corruption-vulnerability-with-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70446\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1413360571\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50286-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-grav-cms-v1-7-48\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82043\">Grav CMS<\/a> | 1.7.46<br \/>\nGrav CMS | 1.7.47<br \/>\nGrav CMS | 1.7.48<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55420-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-foxcms-v1-2-6\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84418\">Cross Site Scripting<\/a> (XSS) vulnerability. A successful attack involves an attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8714-critical-postgresql-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-injection-by-superusers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80750\">injecting malicious<\/a> scripts into webpages viewed by other users. Specifically, CVE-2025-46198 allows an attacker to execute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25214-race-condition-vulnerability-in-wwbn-avideo-14-4-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68311\">arbitrary code<\/a> via the &#8216;onerror&#8217; attribute of the &#8216;img&#8217; element. This attribute is designed to handle error events; however, in this scenario, it becomes a loophole through which an attacker can inject and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50754-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-leading-to-remote-code-execution-in-unisite-cms-5-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74639\">execute harmful scripts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1673893214\" 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 of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a simplified representation and the actual malicious script can be far more sophisticated and damaging.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">&lt;img src=&quot;nonexistent.jpg&quot; onerror=&quot;malicious_script();&quot;&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8216;src&#8217; attribute is set to a non-existent image, which triggers the &#8216;onerror&#8217; event. This event then executes the &#8216;malicious_script()&#8217;, which could be any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32451-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-foxit-reader-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74446\">arbitrary code<\/a> that the attacker wishes to run on the user&#8217;s system.<br \/>\nRemember, this is a high <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47998-severe-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-windows-routing-and-remote-access-service\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68312\">severity vulnerability<\/a>. It&#8217;s recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as it&#8217;s available. In the meantime, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the realm of cybersecurity, one of the most prevalent vulnerabilities is Cross Site Scripting (XSS). This vulnerability has once again reared its ugly head in the recent Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identified as CVE-2025-46198. This particular vulnerability affects the Grav Content Management System (CMS), specifically versions 1.7.46 through 1.7.48. 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