CVE-2025-25296
Label Studio allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via GET request to /projects/upload-example endpoint
- Published
- Feb 14, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 14, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Evidence observed
- Aug 6, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 78.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Label Studio is an open source data labeling tool. Prior to version 1.16.0, Label Studio's `/projects/upload-example` endpoint allows injection of arbitrary HTML through a `GET` request with an appropriately crafted `label_config` query parameter. By crafting a specially formatted XML label config with inline task data containing malicious HTML/JavaScript, an attacker can achieve Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). While the application has a Content Security Policy (CSP), it is only set in report-only mode, making it ineffective at preventing script execution. The vulnerability exists because the upload-example endpoint renders user-provided HTML content without proper sanitization on a GET request. This allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers by getting them to visit a maliciously crafted URL. This is considered vulnerable because it enables attackers to execute JavaScript in victims' contexts, potentially allowing theft of sensitive data, session hijacking, or other malicious actions. Version 1.16.0 contains a patch for the issue.
Sources
1Proof of Concept (POC) for the CVE-2025-25296 vulnerability affecting Label Studio versions prior to 1.16.0
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