CVE-2026-84695 (GCVE-0-2026-84695)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-02 00:37 – Updated: 2026-09-02 00:37
VLAI
Title
BookStack before 26.05.4 Stored XSS via Drawing Upload
Summary
BookStack before 26.05.4 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the drawing upload endpoint that accepts unvalidated base64 content and stores it without content inspection. Attackers with editor permissions can upload SVG files containing scripts that execute in administrator browsers when accessed through the image gallery API without content-type validation or CSP headers.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
8.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
bookstackapp bookstack Affected: 0 , < 26.05.4 (custom)
Unaffected: 26.05.4 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:bookstackapp:bookstack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-08-19 00:00
Credits
Emanuele Cervelli
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