CVE-2025-53528: Cadwyn vulnerable to XSS on the docs page

July 21, 2025 (updated July 23, 2025)

The version parameter of the /docs endpoint is vulnerable to a Reflected XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) attack.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-2gxp-6r36-m97r
github.com/zmievsa/cadwyn
github.com/zmievsa/cadwyn/blob/5.4.3/CHANGELOG.md
github.com/zmievsa/cadwyn/commit/b424ecd57cd8dabbc8fe39b8f8ccafea629c7728
github.com/zmievsa/cadwyn/security/advisories/GHSA-2gxp-6r36-m97r
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53528

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