CVE-2025-48494: Gokapi vulnerable to stored XSS via uploading file with malicious file name

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-48494 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in forceu gokapi. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 02-06-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-06-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Gokapi is a self-hosted file sharing server with automatic expiration and encryption support. When using end-to-end encryption, a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability can be exploited by uploading a file with JavaScript code embedded in the filename. After upload and every time someone opens the upload list, the script is then parsed. Prior to version 2.0.0, there was no user permission system implemented, therefore all authenticated users were already able to see and modify all resources, even if end-to-end encrypted, as the encryption key had to be the same for all users using a version prior to 2.0.0. If a user is the only authenticated user using Gokapi, they are not affected. This issue has been fixed in v2.0.0. A possible workaround would be to disable end-to-end encryption.

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page GenerationThe product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
• CWE-87Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS SyntaxThe product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controlled input for alternate script syntax.