CVE-2026-14704: Cross Site Scripting in stephen-kruger bluebox
A vulnerability was found in stephen-kruger bluebox up to 4.5.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation of the argument code results in cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-14704 describes a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the stephen-kruger bluebox product affecting versions up to 4.5.12. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of the 'code' argument, enabling remote attackers to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely without privileges or user interaction beyond triggering the vulnerable parameter. The exploit details have been publicly disclosed, but no official fix or patch has been documented as of the published date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks, potentially leading to script execution in the context of the victim's browser. This can result in session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions depending on the victim's interaction with the affected application. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:P) and has low complexity (AC:L). No elevated privileges or user authentication is required to exploit.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or patch is documented, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a patch is available, consider applying input validation or sanitization on the 'code' parameter if possible, or implement web application firewalls to detect and block XSS payloads targeting this parameter.
CVE-2026-14704: Cross Site Scripting in stephen-kruger bluebox
Description
A vulnerability was found in stephen-kruger bluebox up to 4.5.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation of the argument code results in cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
pkg:github/stephen-kruger/blueboxcpe:2.3:a:stephen-kruger:bluebox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Run on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-14704 describes a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the stephen-kruger bluebox product affecting versions up to 4.5.12. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of the 'code' argument, enabling remote attackers to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely without privileges or user interaction beyond triggering the vulnerable parameter. The exploit details have been publicly disclosed, but no official fix or patch has been documented as of the published date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks, potentially leading to script execution in the context of the victim's browser. This can result in session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions depending on the victim's interaction with the affected application. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:P) and has low complexity (AC:L). No elevated privileges or user authentication is required to exploit.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or patch is documented, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a patch is available, consider applying input validation or sanitization on the 'code' parameter if possible, or implement web application firewalls to detect and block XSS payloads targeting this parameter.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-04T05:46:21.381Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a49f10527e9c7971930c8b8
Added to database: 07/05/2026, 05:52:05 UTC
Last enriched: 07/12/2026, 08:52:36 UTC
Last updated: 08/19/2026, 10:57:07 UTC
Views: 40
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