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CVE-2026-48788: umputun remark42 · Cross-site Scripting

Affects umputun remark42Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High : upgrade to 1.16.0 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
8.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.16.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Jun 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade remark42 and umputun/remark42 to 1.16.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
umputunremark42Affected
  • >=1.6.0 <1.16.0
Fixed in
  • 1.16.0
GitHubumputun/remark42pkg:github/umputun/remark42Other threatsAffected
  • <1.16.0 >=1.6.0
Fixed in
  • 1.16.0

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Remark42 to version 1.16.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other official remediation or temporary fixes are documented. Until upgrading, avoid clicking or distributing untrusted proxy links that fetch remote images through Remark42's image proxy.

Description

Remark42 versions 1.6.0 through 1.15.0 contain a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to inconsistent content-type validation in its image proxy. An attacker can host a malicious URL that advertises an image content-type but serves HTML/JavaScript, causing the proxy to serve attacker-controlled scripts under Remark42's origin. Exploitation requires no user account and can be triggered by delivering the malicious proxy link to victims. This vulnerability is fixed in version 1.16.0.

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