CVE-2025-27801

MEDIUM

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

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. ContentReference properties, which could be used in the "Edit" section of the CMS, offered an upload functionality for documents. These documents could later be used as displayed content on the page. It was possible to upload SVG files that include malicious JavaScript code that would be executed if a user visited the direct URL of the preview image. Attackers needed at least the role "WebEditor" in order to exploit this issue. 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 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 26.9%
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