CVE-2019-25028 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) CWE-80 vulnerability in com.vaadin:vaadin-bom. A fix is available for com.vaadin:vaadin-bom — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Stored cross-site scripting in Grid component in Vaadin 7 and 8
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2019-25028 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 378,156 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
com.vaadin:vaadin-bom☕com.vaadin:vaadin-bom☕com.vaadin:vaadin-server☕com.vaadin:vaadin-serverReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Missing variable sanitization in Grid component in com.vaadin:vaadin-server versions 7.4.0 through 7.7.19 (Vaadin 7.4.0 through 7.7.19), and 8.0.0 through 8.8.4 (Vaadin 8.0.0 through 8.8.4) allows attacker to inject malicious JavaScript via unspecified vector.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | com.vaadin:vaadin-bom | ≥ 7.4.0&&< 7.7.20 | 7.7.20com.vaadin:vaadin-bom:7.7.20 |
| ☕Maven | com.vaadin:vaadin-bom | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 8.8.5 | 8.8.5com.vaadin:vaadin-bom:8.8.5 |
| ☕Maven | com.vaadin:vaadin-server | ≥ 7.4.0&&< 7.7.20 | 7.7.20com.vaadin:vaadin-server:7.7.20 |
| ☕Maven | com.vaadin:vaadin-server | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 8.8.5 | 8.8.5com.vaadin:vaadin-server:8.8.5 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.vaadin:vaadin-bom, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update com.vaadin:vaadin-bom to 7.7.20 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2019-25028 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2019-25028 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2019-25028. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2019-25028 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2019-25028 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.