Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in textarea/index.php in Textpattern (aka Txp…
Priority LOW 19CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in textarea/index.php in Textpattern (aka Txp CMS) 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Body parameter in an article action. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00888 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.0.6 | Vulnerable | Textpattern |
| cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Textpattern |
| cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | Textpattern |
| cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | Textpattern |
| cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | Textpattern |
| cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | Textpattern |
- cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·Textpattern
- cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Textpattern
- cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Textpattern
- cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Textpattern
- cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Textpattern
- cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Textpattern
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5757
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p58w-xvp4-pqvm
References
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More Textpattern vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09955 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the plugin upload function of Textpattern… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-18162 Directory Traversal vulnerability in Textpattern CMS v4.8.8 allows a remote authenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-11802 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the upload plugin of Textpattern v4.8.8 and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-25434 Textpattern CMS 4.9.0: Second-Order XSS via Atom Feed Injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2018-05387 An issue was discovered in Textpattern CMS 4.6.2 and earlier. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-13637 Textpattern 4.7.3 contains an aribtrary file load via the file_insert function in include/txp_file.php. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2008-5757 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5757 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p58w-xvp4-pqvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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