CVE-2025-34281 (GCVE-0-2025-34281)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-17 18:33 – Updated: 2026-02-10 15:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in ThingsBoard
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-17 18:58 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CVE-2025-34281/ | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard/commit… | patch |
| https://github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard/releas… | release-notes |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thingsboard | thingsboard |
Affected:
0 , < 4.2.1
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