CVE-2025-51411: A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Institute-of-Current-Students v1.0 via the emai

Routine

MEDIUM 6.1DOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-51411 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.1) affecting institute-of-current-students. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Institute-of-Current-Students v1.0 via the email parameter in the /postquerypublic endpoint. The application fails to properly sanitize user input before reflecting it in the HTML response. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser by tricking them into visiting a crafted URL or submitting a malicious f

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.1 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 70%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2025-07-25
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: vishalmathur

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-07-25 13:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:35 UTCUpdated Record last modified

vishalmathur institute-of-current-students DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy institute-of-current-students || rpm -q institute-of-current-students || institute-of-current-students --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison institute-of-current-students sudo apt install institute-of-current-students=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold institute-of-current-students

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

dnf --showduplicates list institute-of-current-students sudo dnf downgrade institute-of-current-students-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add institute-of-current-students

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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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-51411?

institute-of-current-students: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-51411 being exploited?

CVE-2025-51411 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-2025-51411 affect?

CVE-2025-51411 affects institute-of-current-students. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.1). A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Institute-of-Current-Students v1.0 via the email parameter in the /postquerypublic endpoint. The application fails to properly sanitize user input before reflecting it in the HT

How urgent is CVE-2025-51411?

Priority 34/100. Public exploit reference

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References

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