CVE-2026-1520 (GCVE-0-2026-1520)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-28 14:32 – Updated: 2026-02-23 09:00
VLAI
Title
rethinkdb Secondary Index cross site scripting
Summary
A vulnerability was identified in rethinkdb up to 2.4.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Secondary Index Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
2.4 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
2.4 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a rethinkdb Affected: 2.4.0
Affected: 2.4.1
Affected: 2.4.2
Affected: 2.4.3
Credits
59lab (VulDB User)
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