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TI-2019-13228 Aliases CVE-2019-18209GHSA-wm6p-54cv-qxf5

templates/pad.html in Etherpad-Lite 1.7.5 has XSS when the browser does not encode the…

Priority LOW 28CWE-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

templates/pad.html in Etherpad-Lite 1.7.5 has XSS when the browser does not encode the path of the URL, as demonstrated by Internet Explorer.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00679 52nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.5VulnerableEtherpad
  • cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·Etherpad

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18209
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wm6p-54cv-qxf5

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2021-19608 Admin privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution via malicious *.etherpad imports CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2018-06747 Etherpad 1.6.3 before 1.6.4 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-04991 node/hooks/express/apicalls.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 mishandles JSONP, which… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-02917 Directory traversal vulnerability in node/utils/Minify.js in Etherpad 1.1.1 through 1.5.2… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-06748 Etherpad 1.5.x and 1.6.x before 1.6.4 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2015-03442 Directory traversal vulnerability in node/hooks/express/tests.js in Etherpad frontend tests before 1.6.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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