CVE-2025-54800 (GCVE-0-2025-54800)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-12 15:47 – Updated: 2025-08-12 15:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Hydra persistent XSS in build metrics
Summary
Hydra is a continuous integration service for Nix based projects. Prior to commit dea1e16, a malicious package can introduce arbitrary JavaScript code into the Hydra database that is automatically evaluated in a client's browser when anyone visits the build page. This could be done by a third-party project as part of its build process. This also happens in other places like with hydra-release-name. This issue has been patched by commit dea1e16. A workaround involves either not building untrusted packages or not visiting the builds page.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-12 15:57 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/NixOS/hydra/security/advisorie… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/NixOS/hydra/commit/dea1e168f59… | x_refsource_MISC |
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