Atomicorp WAF Research Note: CVE-2025-25296

Label Studio < 1.16.0 - Cross-Site Scripting

CVE Details

• Already protected by existing Atomicorp WAF rules
• Protection status: Understanding Atomicorp WAF Protection Status
• CVE: CVE-2025-25296
• Name: Label Studio < 1.16.0 - Cross-Site Scripting
• Severity: Medium
• CVSS: 6.1 (v3.1) (Medium)
• CVSS version: 3.1
• CVSS source: N/A
• CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • Attack vector: Network
  • Attack complexity: Low
  • Privileges required: None
  • User interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
  • Confidentiality impact: Low
  • Integrity impact: Low
  • Availability impact: None
• CWE: CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’)
• Related CAPEC attack patterns (via MITRE CWE relationships): CAPEC-209 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-588 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-591 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-592 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-63 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-85 (opens in a new tab)
• Vendor: humansignal
• Vulnerable product: label studio
• CVE published: 2025-02-14
• CVE last modified: 2026-06-17
• Affected versions (NVD configurations):
  • label studio: < 1.16.0
• EPSS: 0.0190; 78.4th percentile (FIRST (opens in a new tab) )
• Latest Update: 2026-09-06
• Selected Rule IDs observed: 333141 , 340099 , 340147 , 340148 , 341099 , 341256 , 342259 , 344370 , 346755 , 347198
• Matching rules: 10; rules with blocking actions: 10
• Would-block Rule IDs: 333141 , 340099 , 340147 , 340148 , 341099 , 341256 , 342259 , 344370 , 346755 , 347198
• Request surfaces inspected: JSON request data, Request URI, Request argument names, Request arguments, Request cookies, Request filename, Request headers, SOAP request data, XML request data

Vulnerability Description

Label Studio is an open source data labeling tool. Prior to version 1.16.0, Label Studio’s /projects/upload-example endpoint allows injection of arbitrary HTML through a GET request with an appropriately crafted label_config query parameter. By crafting a specially formatted XML label config with inline task data containing malicious HTML/JavaScript, an attacker can achieve Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). While the application has a Content Security Policy (CSP), it is only set in report-only mode, making it ineffective at preventing script execution. The vulnerability exists because the upload-example endpoint renders user-provided HTML content without proper sanitization on a GET request. This allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims’ browsers by getting them to visit a maliciously crafted URL. This is considered vulnerable because it enables attackers to execute JavaScript in victims’ contexts, potentially allowing theft of sensitive data, session hijacking, or other malicious actions. Version 1.16.0 contains a patch for the issue.

Recommended Actions

1. Maintain the observed Atomicorp protections. Keep your Atomicorp commercial rules current and confirm that the selected observed rules (333141 , 340099 , 340147 , 340148 , 341099 , 341256 , 342259 , 344370 , 346755 , 347198 ) have not been locally disabled. Atomicorp commercial rules are enabled by default. If you use Atomic WAF, review the applicable policy and rule settings.

2. Apply the vendor’s remediation. WAF protection is defense in depth and does not replace upgrading or following the affected vendor’s guidance.

   • Affected versions: HumanSignal label-studio version < 1.16.0.
   • The CVE record does not include written upgrade or workaround instructions, but it does publish the following patch or mitigation reference:
     • Patch or mitigation information (opens in a new tab)
     • Patch or mitigation information (opens in a new tab)

3. Validate after changes. Confirm rule updates are current, review WAF events for the affected application, and test application behavior after vendor upgrades, mitigations, or local policy changes.

Research Notes

Atomicorp WAF protections are designed around attack techniques and exploit behaviors, allowing existing protections to apply across multiple vulnerabilities without requiring a unique rule for every CVE.

Public Vulnerability References

• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• CVE Record (opens in a new tab)
• Patch or mitigation: https://github.com/HumanSignal/label-studio/commit/8cf6958e1e27ef6a03ed287e674470975d340885 (opens in a new tab)
• Vendor advisory: https://github.com/HumanSignal/label-studio/security/advisories/GHSA-wpq5-3366-mqw4 (opens in a new tab)

Test or Research Source

• Source: http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-25296.yaml (opens in a new tab)
• Tags: cve, cve2025, label-studio, xss

Research Note Context

This research note documents exploit-technique analysis associated with this vulnerability and references Atomicorp WAF protections observed during engineering review, testing, or validation activities.

Atomicorp security controls are generally designed to identify and mitigate attack techniques and exploit behaviors rather than individual CVE identifiers. As a result, protections developed for one vulnerability may also apply to related attack variants and future vulnerabilities using similar techniques.

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