CVE-2026-0949 (GCVE-0-2026-0949)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-16 16:29 – Updated: 2026-01-16 16:49
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Summary
PEM versions prior to 9.8.1 are affected by a stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows users with access to the Manage Charts menu to inject arbitrary JavaScript when creating a new chart, which is then executed by any user accessing the chart. By default only the superuser and users with pem_admin or pem_super_admin privileges are able to access the Manage Charts menu.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
EDB
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
EnterpriseDB Postgres Enterprise Manager (PEM) Affected: 9 , < 9.8.1 (custom)
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