CVE-2025-57204: Stocky POS with Inventory Management & HRM (ui-lib) version 5.0 is affected by a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (

Routine

MEDIUM 5.4DOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-57204 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) affecting stocky. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Stocky POS with Inventory Management & HRM (ui-lib) version 5.0 is affected by a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the Products module available to authenticated users. The vulnerability resides in the product name parameter submitted to the product-creation endpoint via a standard POST form. Due to insufficient input sanitization and output encoding, attackers can inject HTML/JS payloads. The payload is stored and subsequent

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

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	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 82%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2025-09-22
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: ui-lib

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-09-22 21:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:42 UTCUpdated Record last modified

ui-lib stocky DOWNGRADE

Affected: 5.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 5.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy stocky || rpm -q stocky || stocky --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 5.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison stocky sudo apt install stocky=<VERSION_BEFORE_5.0> sudo apt-mark hold stocky

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

dnf --showduplicates list stocky sudo dnf downgrade stocky-<VERSION_BEFORE_5.0> sudo dnf versionlock add stocky

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-2025-57204?

stocky: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-57204 being exploited?

CVE-2025-57204 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-2025-57204 affect?

CVE-2025-57204 affects stocky. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). Stocky POS with Inventory Management & HRM (ui-lib) version 5.0 is affected by a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the Products module available to authenticated users. The vulnerability resides in the product name para

How urgent is CVE-2025-57204?

Priority 28/100. Public exploit reference

References

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