CVE-2026-40803: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Jotform Jotform – AI Chatbot
Description
CVE-2026-40803 is a high severity unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jotform – AI Chatbot versions up to and including 3.8.2. This vulnerability involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with no privileges required but user interaction needed.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.1high
Affected software
Jotform
Jotform – AI Chatbot
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-40803) is classified as CWE-79, indicating improper neutralization of input during web page generation leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). It affects Jotform – AI Chatbot versions up to 3.8.2. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of users interacting with the chatbot, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and scope changed, with low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to execution of arbitrary scripts in the context of users interacting with the affected chatbot, potentially allowing theft of user data, session hijacking, or other malicious actions impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a low level. The vulnerability does not require authentication but does require user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official patch or fix information is provided in the available data. Until a fix is available, users should exercise caution when interacting with the affected versions and consider mitigating controls such as input validation or web application firewalls if feasible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-15T09:21:11.865Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aca96ac2cdf04f6564a5bad
Added to database: 10/10/2026, 19:49:00 UTC
Last enriched: 10/10/2026, 21:03:34 UTC
Last updated: 10/11/2026, 00:08:24 UTC
Views: 4
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