CVE-2025-27800

MEDIUM

Optimizely Episerver CMS 11.x < 11.21.4 and 12.x < 12.22.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Notes Gadget

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Episerver Content Management System (CMS) by Optimizely was affected by multiple Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. This allowed an authenticated attacker to execute malicious JavaScript code in the victim's browser. The Admin dashboard offered the functionality to add gadgets to the dashboard. This included the "Notes" gadget. An authenticated attacker with the corresponding access rights (such as "WebAdmin") that was impersonating the victim could insert malicious JavaScript code in these notes that would be executed if the victim visited the dashboard. Affected products: Version 11.X: EPiServer.CMS.Core (<11.21.4) with EPiServer.CMS.UI (<11.37.5), Version 12.X: EPiServer.CMS.Core (<12.22.1) with EPiServer.CMS.UI (<11.37.3)

Scores

CVSS v3 4.8
EPSS 0.0036
EPSS Percentile 28.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
Optimizely/Episerver Content Management System (CMS) 11.x - 11.21.4
Optimizely/Episerver Content Management System (CMS) 12.x - 12.22.1
Published Jul 28, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026