CVE-2025-43703: anki — Fix

Description

An issue was discovered in Ankitects Anki through 25.02. A crafted shared deck can result in attacker-controlled access to the internal API (even though the attacker has no knowledge of an API key) through approaches such as scripts or the SRC attribute of an IMG element. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-32484.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

6.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-830 CWE-830

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
ankitects	anki	< 25.02

References

Advisories & Patches

https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/3925 https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/3925/commits/24bca15fd3d9dc386916509eb2d4862d1184e709

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-43703? +

An issue was discovered in Ankitects Anki through 25.02. A crafted shared deck can result in attacker-controlled access to the internal API (even though the attacker has no knowledge of an API key) through approaches such as scripts or the SRC attribute of an IMG element. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-32484. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-43703? +

CVE-2025-43703 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-43703? +

CVE-2025-43703 affects products from ankitects, specifically: anki. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-43703? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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