CVE-2026-19988: Basic Cross Site Scripting in Alaev SEO Tools Extension
A vulnerability was detected in Alaev SEO Tools Extension up to 1.0.10 on Chrome. This impacts the function addDiv of the file src/popup.html of the component Popup UI. Performing a manipulation results in basic cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Alaev SEO Tools Extension for Chrome, versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.10, contains a basic cross-site scripting vulnerability in the addDiv function of the src/popup.html file within the Popup UI component. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts via manipulation of the affected function, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary scripts in the context of the extension. The vulnerability requires user interaction to be exploited. The vendor was contacted but did not provide any response or patch. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.3, indicating medium severity. No official remediation or patch has been published as of the date of this report.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected browser extension, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure within the extension's privileges. However, exploitation requires user interaction and the vulnerability does not involve privilege escalation or system-level compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available from the vendor. Users should consider disabling or uninstalling the Alaev SEO Tools Extension until a fix is released. Avoid interacting with suspicious content that could trigger the vulnerability. Monitor vendor channels for updates or patches.
CVE-2026-19988: Basic Cross Site Scripting in Alaev SEO Tools Extension
Description
A vulnerability was detected in Alaev SEO Tools Extension up to 1.0.10 on Chrome. This impacts the function addDiv of the file src/popup.html of the component Popup UI. Performing a manipulation results in basic cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Alaev
SEO Tools Extension
cpe:2.3:a:alaev:seo_tools_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Alaev SEO Tools Extension for Chrome, versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.10, contains a basic cross-site scripting vulnerability in the addDiv function of the src/popup.html file within the Popup UI component. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts via manipulation of the affected function, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary scripts in the context of the extension. The vulnerability requires user interaction to be exploited. The vendor was contacted but did not provide any response or patch. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.3, indicating medium severity. No official remediation or patch has been published as of the date of this report.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected browser extension, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure within the extension's privileges. However, exploitation requires user interaction and the vulnerability does not involve privilege escalation or system-level compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available from the vendor. Users should consider disabling or uninstalling the Alaev SEO Tools Extension until a fix is released. Avoid interacting with suspicious content that could trigger the vulnerability. Monitor vendor channels for updates or patches.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-16T14:53:42.927Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a829f28bf8831d539506f3e
Added to database: 08/17/2026, 05:42:00 UTC
Last enriched: 08/24/2026, 13:11:29 UTC
Last updated: 10/01/2026, 14:51:04 UTC
Views: 93
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