PatchSiren cyber security CVE debrief
CVE-2025-30511 Growatt CVE debrief
CISA's advisory for Growatt cloud applications (ICSA-25-105-04) describes an authenticated stored cross-site scripting issue in the Growatt cloud portal, affecting version <=3.6.0. The flaw stems from improper sanitization of the plant name value when a user adds or edits a plant. The advisory assigns CVSS v3.1 8.8 (HIGH). Growatt states the cloud-based vulnerabilities were patched and no user action is needed, and it also recommends strong passwords, multi-factor authentication where applicable, and general security vigilance.
- Vendor
- Growatt
- Product
- Cloud portal
- CVSS
- HIGH 8.8
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2025-04-15
- Original CVE updated
- 2025-05-06
- Advisory published
- 2025-04-15
- Advisory updated
- 2025-05-06
Who should care
Organizations and installers using the Growatt cloud portal, administrators responsible for user access and plant record management, and security teams monitoring web applications that accept authenticated user input should care most.
Technical summary
This is a stored XSS condition in the Growatt cloud portal. An authenticated user can supply unsanitized content through the plant name field during plant creation or editing, and that content may later render in another user's browser. The supplied advisory lists Growatt cloud portal version <=3.6.0 as affected and provides CVSS v3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Defensive priority
High. The published severity is 8.8 (HIGH), the attack requires only authenticated access, and the issue affects a cloud portal workflow that can expose other users to stored XSS. There is no KEV listing in the supplied data, but the issue still warrants prompt verification and remediation.
Recommended defensive actions
- Confirm whether any environment is using Growatt cloud portal version <=3.6.0 and apply the vendor's patched cloud version or automatic update path.
- Restrict who can add or edit plant records to the minimum necessary set of users.
- Use strong passwords and enable multi-factor authentication where applicable, as recommended by the vendor.
- Verify that user-supplied fields are properly sanitized and output-encoded in all affected views.
- Monitor for unusual activity in accounts that can add or edit plant records and report concerns to [email protected].
Evidence notes
This debrief is based on the supplied CISA CSAF advisory ICSA-25-105-04 and the referenced CVE record. The advisory was published on 2025-04-15 and revised on 2025-05-06; the revision history states the update was for typo fixes only. The vendor remediation text says the cloud-based vulnerabilities were patched and no user action is needed.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2025-30511 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-30511
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2025-30511 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30511
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source item URL
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-105-04.json
cisa_csaf
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-105-04
Reference
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
Reference
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
Reference
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf
Reference
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams0905.pdf
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/tips/ST04-014
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Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.