CVE-2025-56527

high

Description

Plaintext password storage in Kotaemon 0.11.0 in the client's localStorage.

References

https://skinny-exoplanet-584.notion.site/Stored-XSS-via-Unsanitized-PDF-Content-Rendering-and-Plaintext-Credential-Exposure-in-LocalStorage-22cd1563bd3380458588eb49f361a363?pvs=74

https://harvest-sink-590.notion.site/Stored-XSS-via-Unsanitized-PDF-Content-Rendering-and-Plaintext-Credential-Exposure-in-LocalStorage-236770c3fe1e80f6a1aef381fb1c8f73

https://github.com/HanTul/Kotaemon-CVE-2025-56526-56527-disclosure

https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/commit/37cdc28

https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-11-18

Updated: 2025-11-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00031