CVE-2025-48051
What it is
powertip.ts in Lila (for Lichess) before ab0beaf allows XSS in some applications because of an innerHTML usage pattern in which text is extracted from a DOM node and interpreted as HTML.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.7 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Lichess powertip.ts < 2025-03-27
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.7
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/commit/ab0beaf0ad671761705d9274663c5dc450608527
- https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/security/advisories/GHSA-9xhx-p3c5-p4v6
- https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/security/advisories/GHSA-9xhx-p3c5-p4v6
References
- https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/blob/7b82f35d15f9113ac8a0a9271d34bef4f6119e9f/ui/site/src/powertip.ts#L60
- https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/commit/ab0beaf0ad671761705d9274663c5dc450608527
- https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/security/advisories/GHSA-9xhx-p3c5-p4v6
- https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/security/advisories/GHSA-9xhx-p3c5-p4v6