CVE-2026-38472: GazellePW · XSS
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Until a patch is available, users should exercise caution when interacting with forum reward comments and consider disabling or restricting the affected functionality if possible.
Description
CVE-2026-38472 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the GazellePW (GazellePosterWall) forum software. It occurs in the forum reward comments feature, where an attacker can inject arbitrary JavaScript code via the 'c' parameter in the /forums.php?action=ajax_get_jf endpoint. This injected script is later rendered in the data-tooltip attribute on the /forums.php?action=viewthread page and executed by the Tooltipster library. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute script in the context of users viewing the affected forum thread.
References
- github.com/Mosasauroidea/GazellePW/blob/86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449/sections/forums/ajax_get_jf.php (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/Mosasauroidea/GazellePW/blob/86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449/sections/forums/thread.php (opens in a new tab)
- snaacky.com/1-click-exploit-chain-for-complete-gazellepw-database-compromise (opens in a new tab)