{"id":71131,"date":"2025-09-04T00:41:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T00:41:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-08T17:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:19:21","slug":"cve-2025-57731-stored-xss-vulnerability-in-jetbrains-youtrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57731-stored-xss-vulnerability-in-jetbrains-youtrack\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-57731: Stored XSS Vulnerability in JetBrains YouTrack<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the world of cybersecurity, new vulnerabilities are constantly surfacing, presenting a consistent challenge for businesses and developers alike. Today, we are going to discuss a recently discovered vulnerability: CVE-2025-57731, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in JetBrains YouTrack. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47136-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79735\">vulnerability has a significant impact on JetBrains YouTrack versions<\/a> before 2025.2.92387, making it a crucial issue to address for any organization using this product.<br \/>\nCross-Site Scripting is a persistent threat in modern web applications, allowing attackers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55167-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wegia-web-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79229\">inject malicious scripts into web<\/a> pages viewed by other users. In this instance, the vulnerability lies in the Mermaid diagram content, raising concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54145-firefox-ios-qr-scanner-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78756\">potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-57731<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.7 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23311-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-nvidia-triton-inference-server-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78805\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3937757814\" 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>JetBrains YouTrack | Versions before 2025.2.92387<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability arises from the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53299-critical-deserialization-vulnerability-in-thememakers-visual-content-composer\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79083\">store XSS<\/a> payloads in the Mermaid diagram content within JetBrains YouTrack. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40743-unauthorized-vnc-access-in-sinumerik-systems-due-to-insufficient-password-verification\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80330\">Due to insufficient<\/a> sanitization, the application does not properly filter user-supplied input. Consequently, an attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8714-critical-postgresql-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-injection-by-superusers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80772\">inject malicious<\/a> scripts that are executed when users view the Mermaid diagrams.<br \/>\nWhen an unsuspecting user views the manipulated diagram, the malicious script is executed in the browser&#8217;s context, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7384-php-object-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-plugin-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79056\">potentially leading<\/a> to unauthorized access, data theft, or other harmful actions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3019382063\" 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 vulnerability might be exploited.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/youtrack\/mermaidDiagram HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;mermaid_content&quot;: &quot;&lt;script&gt;malicious_code_here&lt;\/script&gt;&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the POST request sends a payload containing a malicious script to the endpoint handling the Mermaid diagrams. When a user subsequently views the diagram, the script is executed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55731-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-frappe-framework-leading-to-potential-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79275\">potentially leading<\/a> to a successful exploit.<br \/>\nTo mitigate this vulnerability, apply the vendor-recommended patch as soon as possible. If that is not immediately feasible, consider using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) for temporary mitigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the world of cybersecurity, new vulnerabilities are constantly surfacing, presenting a consistent challenge for businesses and developers alike. Today, we are going to discuss a recently discovered vulnerability: CVE-2025-57731, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in JetBrains YouTrack. This vulnerability has a significant impact on JetBrains YouTrack versions before 2025.2.92387, making it [&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-71131","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\/71131","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=71131"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73193,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71131\/revisions\/73193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71131"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=71131"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=71131"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=71131"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=71131"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=71131"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=71131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}