# CVE-2025-32961: CUBA JPA Web API Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the /download Endpoint

- Also known as: GHSA-HG25-W3VG-7279
- Severity: CVSS 6.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.1
- Published: 2025-04-22 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- cuba-platform jpawebapi: fixed in 1.1.1
- com.haulmont.addon.jpawebapi:jpawebapi-jpawebapi (Maven): fixed in 1.1.1

## Description

The Cuba JPA web API enables loading and saving any entities defined in the application data model by sending simple HTTP requests. Prior to version 1.1.1, the input parameter, which consists of a file path and name, can be manipulated to return the Content-Type header with text/html if the name part ends with .html. This could allow malicious JavaScript code to be executed in the browser. For a successful attack, a malicious file needs to be uploaded beforehand. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.1. A workaround is provided on the Jmix documentation website.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cuba-platform jpawebapi, com.haulmont.addon.jpawebapi:jpawebapi-jpawebapi, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/cuba-platform/jpawebapi/security/advisories/GHSA-hg25-w3vg-7279
- https://github.com/cuba-platform/jpawebapi/commit/78b837d7e2b12d0df69cef1bc6042ebf3bdaf22c
- https://docs.jmix.io/jmix/files-vulnerabilities.html
- https://docs.jmix.io/jmix/files-vulnerabilities.html#disable-files-endpoint-in-cuba-application

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