CVE-2026-126498: Musing Studio WriteFreely · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Musing Studio WriteFreelySource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium : upgrade to 0.17.3 when convenient.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 02:02 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.4 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.17.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Musing Studio WriteFreely to 0.17.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Musing StudioWriteFreely | Affected
| Fixed in
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GoWriteFreelypkg:golang/WriteFreelyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade WriteFreely to version 0.17.3 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated or required according to the available data.
Description
WriteFreely versions before 0.17.3 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Authenticated authors can inject malicious HTML via the post slug in the CreatePost API. This injected script executes in RSS/Atom feed readers, newsletter recipients, and ActivityPub viewers. The vulnerability is fixed in version 0.17.3.
References
- github.com/writefreely/writefreely/security/advisories/GHSA-cwxm-8ch5-j2vh (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/writefreely/writefreely/commit/d7231d81a914f1314a218d5e8fde6e0341391ccd (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/writefreely/writefreely/releases/tag/v0.17.3 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/writefreely/writefreely/blob/v0.17.2/postrender.go (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/writefreely/writefreely/blob/v0.17.2/database.go (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/writefreely-before-0.17.3-stored-xss-via-unsanitized-post-slug (opens in a new tab)