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CVE-2026-27458: Kovah LinkAce · Basic XSS

Affects Kovah LinkAceSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 2.4.3 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 16% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.4.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Feb 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Kovah LinkAce to 2.4.3.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
KovahLinkAceAffected
  • <2.4.3
Fixed in
  • 2.4.3

AI-suggested

Upgrade Kovah LinkAce to version 2.4.3 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. If immediate upgrade is not possible, implement strict input validation and sanitization on list descriptions to prevent injection of CDATA-breaking sequences and SVG/XML elements. Restrict access to the Atom feed endpoint to trusted users and networks to reduce exposure. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution sources and mitigate impact of injected scripts. Monitor and audit feed usage logs for suspicious activity or unexpected payloads. Educate users about the risks of visiting untrusted feed URLs. Consider disabling the Atom feed feature if it is not essential. Regularly review and update template rendering practices to avoid raw output of untrusted data, especially inside XML or HTML contexts. Implement web application firewalls (WAF) with rules to detect and block CDATA-breaking payloads or SVG injections targeting this endpoint.

Description

LinkAce is a self-hosted archive to collect website links. Versions 2.4.2 and below have a Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability through the Atom feed endpoint for lists (/lists/feed). An authenticated user can inject a CDATA-breaking payload into a list description that escapes the XML CDATA section, injects a native SVG element into the Atom XML document, and executes arbitrary JavaScript directly in the browser when the feed URL is visited. No RSS reader or additional rendering context is required — the browser's native XML parser processes the injected SVG and fires the onload event handler. This vulnerability exists because the lists feed template outputs list descriptions using Blade's raw syntax ({!! !!}) without sanitization inside a CDATA block. The critical detail is that because the output sits inside <![CDATA[...]]>, an attacker can inject the sequence ]]> to close the CDATA section prematurely, then inject arbitrary XML/SVG elements that the browser parses and executes natively as part of the Atom document. This issue has been fixed in version 2.4.3.

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