Apache SkyWalking <=10.2.0 XSS Vulnerability in Web Page Rendering
CVE-2025-54057 Published on November 27, 2025

Apache SkyWalking: Stored XSS vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Apache SkyWalking. This issue affects Apache SkyWalking: <= 10.2.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.3.0, which fixes the issue.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-54057 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is a Basic XSS Vulnerability?

The software receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This may allow such characters to be treated as control characters, which are executed client-side in the context of the user's session. Although this can be classified as an injection problem, the more pertinent issue is the improper conversion of such special characters to respective context-appropriate entities before displaying them to the user.

CVE-2025-54057 has been classified to as a Basic XSS vulnerability or weakness.


Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation Apache SkyWalking:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.26%
Percentile
49.23%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.