Vulnerability · Published Aug 9, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-8751Protected Total WebShield Extension Block Page cross site scripting
Low 3.1
In plain English
A low-severity cross-site scripting in Total WebShield Extension from Protected. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was found in Protected Total WebShield Extension up to 3.2.0 on Chrome. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Block Page. The manipulation of the argument Category leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Protected | Total WebShield Extension | 3.03.13.2.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-319245 | Protected Total WebShield Extension Block Page cross site scripting vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-319245 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #623677 | Total WebShield Chrome Antivirus Protection v3.2.0 Client‑side Self‑HTML Injection third-party-advisory
- https://news.fmisec.com/self-html-injection-in-total-webshield-chrome-extension related
- https://news.fmisec.com/self-html-injection-in-total-webshield-chrome-extension#heading-vulnerability-details exploit