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CVE-2026-117538VulnerabilityPublished

REDAXO before 5.21.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the backend packages API, where the function parameter is concatenated into an error message rendered without HTML escaping

Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-117538· Low 2.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.1 Low : upgrade to 5.21.0 when convenient.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 13:12 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
2.1Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.21.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade core and redaxo/core to 5.21.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
redaxocoreAffected
  • <5.21.0
Fixed in
  • 5.21.0
GitHubredaxo/corepkg:github/redaxo/coreOther threatsAffected
  • <5.21.0
Fixed in
  • 5.21.0

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Description

REDAXO before 5.21.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the backend packages API, where the function parameter is concatenated into an error message rendered without HTML escaping. Attackers can lure an authenticated backend user to a crafted link containing a valid CSRF token, executing JavaScript that performs same-origin actions or reads DOM data.

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