Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE-2026-43938
Summary
Stored (second-order) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) occurs when attacker-controlled input is persisted through one component of an application and later rendered, without proper sanitization or contextual output encoding, by a completely different component -- often one that implicitly trusts the stored data. Because the dangerous sink is typically a privileged administrative interface, the payload executes in the browser of a high-value user (such as an administrator) and inherits their authenticated session. This class of issue is especially severe when the entry point is an HTTP header on an unauthenticated endpoint, since the attack surface extends to any anonymous attacker on the internet with no prerequisites. Prior to 3.2.12 and 4.x prior to 4.0.5 are affected versions.
- LOW
- NETWORK
- HIGH
- UNCHANGED
- REQUIRED
- NONE
- HIGH
- NONE
CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting
Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.
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