CVE-2026-44831: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in grokability snipe-it
CVE-2026-44831 is a medium severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Snipe-IT versions prior to 8.4.1. The issue arises from improper neutralization of input in the notes column visible to users with component view access, allowing injection of malicious scripts. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 8.4.1. The CVSS score is 4.8, reflecting a low attack complexity and limited privileges required, but requiring user interaction. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Snipe-IT, an IT asset/license management system by grokability, contained a cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in versions before 8.4.1. The vulnerability is due to unescaped input in the notes column accessible to users with component view permissions. This improper input neutralization could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users viewing the affected notes. The vulnerability is fixed in version 8.4.1.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with component view access to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact. The CVSS score of 4.8 indicates medium severity with local privileges and user interaction required.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Snipe-IT to version 8.4.1 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the vendor has released an official fix, applying this update is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigations are specified or required once patched.
CVE-2026-44831: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in grokability snipe-it
Description
CVE-2026-44831 is a medium severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Snipe-IT versions prior to 8.4.1. The issue arises from improper neutralization of input in the notes column visible to users with component view access, allowing injection of malicious scripts. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 8.4.1. The CVSS score is 4.8, reflecting a low attack complexity and limited privileges required, but requiring user interaction. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Snipe-IT, an IT asset/license management system by grokability, contained a cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in versions before 8.4.1. The vulnerability is due to unescaped input in the notes column accessible to users with component view permissions. This improper input neutralization could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users viewing the affected notes. The vulnerability is fixed in version 8.4.1.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with component view access to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact. The CVSS score of 4.8 indicates medium severity with local privileges and user interaction required.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Snipe-IT to version 8.4.1 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the vendor has released an official fix, applying this update is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigations are specified or required once patched.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-07T21:21:48.351Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a15f7b96b9ae66727f55126
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 19:42:49 UTC
Last enriched: 06/02/2026, 21:15:10 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:59 UTC
Views: 53
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