CVE-2025-40730

HTML injection in Vox Media's Chorus CMS

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChorus CMS

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

HTML injection in Vox Media's Chorus CMS. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser by sending them a malicious URL using the 'q' parameter in '/search'. This vulnerability can be exploited to steal sensitive user data, such as session cookies, or to perform actions on behalf of the user.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

4.8MEDIUMINCIBE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-79

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