CVE-2025-48051
powertip.ts in Lila (for Lichess) before ab0beaf allows XSS in some applications because of an...
powertip.ts in Lila (for Lichess) before ab0beaf allows XSS in some applications because of an innerHTML usage pattern in which text is extracted from a DOM node and interpreted as HTML.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.7
powertip.ts in Lila (for Lichess) before ab0beaf allows XSS in some applications because of an innerHTML usage pattern in which text is extracted from a DOM node and interpreted as HTML.
- Record
CVE-2025-48051- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-15174
4.7
powertip.ts in Lila (for Lichess) before ab0beaf allows XSS in some applications because of an innerHTML usage pattern in which text is extracted from a DOM node and interpreted as HTML.
- Record
EUVD-2025-15174- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-chv9-fg26-xg8h
4.7
powertip.ts in Lila (for Lichess) before ab0beaf allows XSS in some applications because of an...
powertip.ts in Lila (for Lichess) before ab0beaf allows XSS in some applications because of an innerHTML usage pattern in which text is extracted from a DOM node and interpreted as HTML.
- Record
GHSA-chv9-fg26-xg8h- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.7
powertip.ts in Lila (for Lichess) before ab0beaf allows XSS in some applications because of an innerHTML usage pattern in which text is extracted from a DOM node and interpreted as HTML.
- Record
CVE-2025-48051- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.7
powertip.ts in Lila (for Lichess) before ab0beaf allows XSS in some applications because of an innerHTML usage pattern in which text is extracted from a DOM node and interpreted as HTML.
- Record
CVE-2025-48051- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-48051 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Lichess Lila, published May 15, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/lichess-org/lila/security/advisories/GHSA-9xhx-p3c5-p4v6
github.com/lichess-org/lila/commit/ab0beaf0ad671761705d9274663c5dc450608527
github.com/lichess-org/lila/blob/7b82f35d15f9113ac8a0a9271d34bef4f6119e9f/ui/site/src/powertip.ts
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48051
github.com/advisories/GHSA-chv9-fg26-xg8h
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/48xxx/CVE-2025-48051.json