Flower 0.9.3 has XSS via the name parameter in an @app.task call.
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Flower 0.9.3 has XSS via the name parameter in an @app.task call. NOTE: The project author stated that he doesn't think this is a valid vulnerability. Worker name and task name aren’t user facing configuration options. They are internal backend config options and person having rights to change them already has full access
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00818 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:flower_project:flower:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 | Vulnerable | Flower Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:flower_project:flower:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Flower Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16925
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2hg-9256-vrxm
References
More Flower Project Flower vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-12356 Flower, a web UI for the Celery Python RPC framework, all versions as of 05-02-2022 is… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2019-12625 Flower 0.9.3 has XSS via a crafted worker name. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-16925 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-16925 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q2hg-9256-vrxm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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