CVE-2025-59788
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in a reachable files_pdfviewer example directory in...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in a reachable files_pdfviewer example directory in Nextcloud with versions before 22.2.10.33, 23.0.12.29, 24.0.12.28, 25.0.13.23, 26.0.13.20, 27.1.11.20, 28.0.14.11, 29.0.16.8, 30.0.17, 31.0.10, and 32.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a user's browser via a crafted PDF file to viewer.html. This issue is related to CVE-2024-4367, but the root cause of this Nextcloud issue is that the product exposes executable example code on a same-origin basis.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in a reachable files_pdfviewer example directory in Nextcloud with versions before 22.2.10.33, 23.0.12.29, 24.0.12.28, 25.0.13.23, 26.0.13.20, 27.1.11.20, 28.0.14.11, 29.0.16.8, 30.0.17, 31.0.10, and 32.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a user's browser via a crafted PDF file to viewer.html. This issue is related to CVE-2024-4367, but the root cause of this Nextcloud issue is that the product exposes executable example code on a same-origin basis.
- Record
CVE-2025-59788- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-749
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-201255
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in a reachable files_pdfviewer example directory in Nextcloud with versions before 22.2.10.33, 23.0.12.29, 24.0.12.28, 25.0.13.23, 26.0.13.20, 27.1.11.20, 28.0.14.11, 29.0.16.8, 30.0.17, 31.0.10, and 32.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a user's browser via a crafted PDF file to viewer.html. This issue is related to CVE-2024-4367, but the root cause of this Nextcloud issue is that the product exposes executable example code on a same-origin basis.
- Record
EUVD-2025-201255- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-88cv-g9gq-h6pq
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in a reachable files_pdfviewer example directory in...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in a reachable files_pdfviewer example directory in Nextcloud with versions before 22.2.10.33, 23.0.12.29, 24.0.12.28, 25.0.13.23, 26.0.13.20, 27.1.11.20, 28.0.14.11, 29.0.16.8, 30.0.17, 31.0.10, and 32.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a user's browser via a crafted PDF file to viewer.html. This issue is related to CVE-2024-4367, but the root cause of this Nextcloud issue is that the product exposes executable example code on a same-origin basis.
- Record
GHSA-88cv-g9gq-h6pq- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-749
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in a reachable files_pdfviewer example directory in Nextcloud with versions before 22.2.10.33, 23.0.12.29, 24.0.12.28, 25.0.13.23, 26.0.13.20, 27.1.11.20, 28.0.14.11, 29.0.16.8, 30.0.17, 31.0.10, and 32.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a user's browser via a crafted PDF file to viewer.html. This issue is related to CVE-2024-4367, but the root cause of this Nextcloud issue is that the product exposes executable example code on a same-origin basis.
- Record
CVE-2025-59788- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-749, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in a reachable files_pdfviewer example directory in Nextcloud with versions before 22.2.10.33, 23.0.12.29, 24.0.12.28, 25.0.13.23, 26.0.13.20, 27.1.11.20, 28.0.14.11, 29.0.16.8, 30.0.17, 31.0.10, and 32.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a user's browser via a crafted PDF file to viewer.html. This issue is related to CVE-2024-4367, but the root cause of this Nextcloud issue is that the product exposes executable example code on a same-origin basis.
- Record
CVE-2025-59788- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-749
- 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-2025-59788 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Nextcloud, published December 4, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
nextcloud.com
redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2025-003
github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-24wp-p865-7j4r
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59788