CVE-2025-10240 (GCVE-0-2025-10240)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-09 12:43 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Possibility of unintended actions when a user clicks a malicious link in the Progress Flowmon web application
Summary
A vulnerability exists in the Progress Flowmon web application prior to version 12.5.5, whereby a user who clicks a malicious link provided by an attacker may inadvertently trigger unintended actions within their authenticated session.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-10 03:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://community.progress.com/s/article/Can-CVE-… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software | Flowmon |
Affected:
Versions prior to 12.5.5
(custom)
|
guessed |
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