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CVE-2026-19988: Basic Cross Site Scripting in Alaev SEO Tools Extension

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-19988cvecve-2026-19988
Published: 08/17/2026 (08/17/2026, 05:30:09 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Alaev
Product: 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

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Passive
Vuln. Confidentiality
None
Vuln. Integrity
Low
Vuln. Availability
None
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Affected software

Alaev

SEO Tools Extension

Affected versions
=1.0.0=1.0.1=1.0.2=1.0.3=1.0.4=1.0.5=1.0.6=1.0.7=1.0.8=1.0.9=1.0.10
CPE configurations
cpe:2.3:a:alaev:seo_tools_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/24/2026, 13:11:29 UTC

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.

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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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