CVE-2023-33725 — broadleaf
MEDIUMCVE-2023-33725 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in org.broadleafcommerce:broadleaf. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for org.broadleafcommerce:broadleaf — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Broadleaf vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2023-33725.
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-2023-33725 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
org.broadleafcommerce:broadleafReal-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
Broadleaf 5.x and 6.x (including 5.2.25-GA and 6.2.6-GA) was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via a customer signup with a crafted email address. This is fixed in 6.2.6.1-GA.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.broadleafcommerce:broadleaf | ≥ 5.0.0-GA&&< 6.2.7-GA | 6.2.7-GAorg.broadleafcommerce:broadleaf:6.2.7-GA |
Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.broadleafcommerce:broadleaf, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.broadleafcommerce:broadleaf to 6.2.7-GA or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-33725 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-2023-33725 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2023-33725. 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-2023-33725 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2023-33725 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.