# CVE-2025-40990: Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Ekushey CRM v5.0 by Creativeitem, due to lack of proper validation of…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-40990-stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-ekushey-crm-v5-0-by  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-10-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-40990 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2025-10-02

Stored Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Ekushey CRM v5.0 by Creativeitem, due to lack of proper validation of user inputs via the "/ekushey/index.php/client/project_bug/create/xxx", affecting to "title" and "description" parameters via POST. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to send a specially crafted query to an authenticated user and steal his/her cookie session details.

Technologies: [Creativeitem Ekushey Project Manager CRM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ekushey-project-manager-crm). Vendors: [Creativeitem](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/creativeitem).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-40990 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-40990 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-40990?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 2 October 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Creativeitem Ekushey Project Manager CRM. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-40990?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-40990?** Check whether you run Creativeitem Ekushey Project Manager CRM. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Creativeitem Ekushey Project Manager CRM

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