CVE-2025-52896: Frappe authenticated XSS via data import

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-06-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Frappe is a full-stack web application framework. Prior to versions 14.94.2 and 15.57.0, authenticated users could upload carefully crafted malicious files via Data Import, leading to cross-site scripting (XSS). This issue has been patched in versions 14.94.2 and 15.57.0. There are no workarounds for this issue other than upgrading.

Affected products

frappe: before 14.94.2; from 15.0.0 before 15.57.0 — fixed in 14.94.2, 15.57.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: frappe 14.94.2, 15.57.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/frappe/frappe/commit/152fd09de5bca16b8d299d715a1f5df6fca3866f
https://github.com/frappe/frappe/commit/f11c53d4df745b58bd1c1c08e1634a2f5a55322a
https://github.com/frappe/frappe/pull/31483
https://github.com/frappe/frappe/security/advisories/GHSA-hv29-66qg-2v6p

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