# CVE-2025-71164: Typesetter CMS Reflected XSS via Editing.php

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-01-14 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- Typesetter: through 5.1

## Description

Typesetter CMS versions up to and including 5.1 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Editing component. The images parameter (submitted as images[] in a POST request) is reflected into an HTML href attribute without proper context-aware output encoding in include/tool/Editing.php. An authenticated attacker with editing privileges can supply a JavaScript pseudo-protocol (e.g., javascript:) to trigger arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the victim's browser session.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Typesetter, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/Typesetter/Typesetter
- https://github.com/Typesetter/Typesetter/issues/706
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/typesetter-cms-reflected-xss-via-editing-php

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