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CVE-2023-25825: ZoneMinder contains Cross-site Scripting via log viewing

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-02-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application for Linux which supports IP, USB and Analog cameras. Versions prior to 1.36.33 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting. Log entries can be injected into the database logs, containing a malicious referrer field. This is unescaped when viewing the logs in the web ui. This issue is patched in version 1.36.33.

Affected products

• zoneminder: before 1.36.33; from 1.37.0 before 1.37.33 — fixed in 1.36.33, 1.37.33

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: zoneminder 1.36.33, 1.37.33. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/4637eaf9ea530193e0897ec48899f5638bdd6d81
• https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/57bf25d39f12d620693f26068b8441b4f3f0b6c0
• https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/e1028c1d7f23cc1e0941b7b37bb6ae5a04364308
• https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/security/advisories/GHSA-68vf-g4qm-jr6v
• https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/4637eaf9ea530193e0897ec48899f5638bdd6d81
• https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/57bf25d39f12d620693f26068b8441b4f3f0b6c0
• https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/e1028c1d7f23cc1e0941b7b37bb6ae5a04364308
• https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/security/advisories/GHSA-68vf-g4qm-jr6v

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