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GHSA-26XF-786Q-VRW9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-18 12:31 – Updated: 2026-08-18 12:31

Details

SpiderFoot fails to HTML-escape correlation titles built from external scan data sources including server banners and metadata. Attackers can inject malicious HTML elements with event handlers into correlation results that execute scripts in the operator's browser when the correlations view is opened, potentially stealing API keys.

Severity

9.3 (Critical)


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

9.3 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

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  "modified": "2026-08-18T12:31:20Z",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:31:20Z",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/smicallef/spiderfoot"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/smicallef/spiderfoot/blob/master/spiderfoot/correlation.py"
    },
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      "type": "CVSS_V4"
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CVE-2026-75626 (GCVE-0-2026-75626)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-18 10:46 – Updated: 2026-08-18 11:18

Title

SpiderFoot Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Correlation Titles

Summary

Severity

9.3 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

9.3 (Critical)


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

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/smicallef/spiderfoot/issues/2012	issue-tracking
https://github.com/smicallef/spiderfoot	product
https://github.com/smicallef/spiderfoot/blob/mast…	technical-description
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spiderfoot-s…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
smicallef	spiderfoot	Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.0 (custom)

Date Public

2026-06-21 00:00

Credits

George Chen

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GHSA-26XF-786Q-VRW9

CVE-2026-75626 (GCVE-0-2026-75626)

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