CVE-2025-45938: Akeles Out of Office Assistant for Jira 4.0.1 is vulberable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the Jira fullNam

Routine

MEDIUM 5.4DOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-45938 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) affecting out of office assistant. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Akeles Out of Office Assistant for Jira 4.0.1 is vulberable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the Jira fullName parameter.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 86%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2025-07-03
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: akeles

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-07-03 15:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:25 UTCUpdated Record last modified

akeles out of office assistant DOWNGRADE

Affected: 4.0.1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 4.0.1

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy out-of-office-assistant || rpm -q out-of-office-assistant || out-of-office-assistant --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 4.0.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison out-of-office-assistant sudo apt install out-of-office-assistant=<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0.1> sudo apt-mark hold out-of-office-assistant

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list out-of-office-assistant sudo dnf downgrade out-of-office-assistant-<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0.1> sudo dnf versionlock add out-of-office-assistant

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-45938?

out of office assistant: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-45938 being exploited?

CVE-2025-45938 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-45938 affect?

CVE-2025-45938 affects out of office assistant. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). Akeles Out of Office Assistant for Jira 4.0.1 is vulberable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the Jira fullName parameter.

How urgent is CVE-2025-45938?

Priority 22/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

Atlassian Jira vulnerabilities

References

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