TI-2021-15414 Aliases CVE-2021-37502 GHSA-q3c8-65q7-9v78

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in automad 1.7.5 allows remote attackers to run…

MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published 2023-02-03 · Updated 2025-03-26

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in automad 1.7.5 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via the user name field when adding a user.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00519 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed automad/automad (Packagist): 1.8.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	automad/automad (Packagist)	before 1.8.0	1.8.0	Patch available	GHSA-q3c8-65q7-9v78

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
automad/automad (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.8.0 Fixed in 1.8.0 Patch available GHSA-q3c8-65q7-9v78

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:automad:automad:1.7.5:::::::*	1.7.5	Vulnerable	Automad

cpe:2.3:a:automad:automad:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·Automad

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-q3c8-65q7-9v78 automad/automad (Packagist) Fixed in 1.8.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-37502
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3c8-65q7-9v78

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/marcantondahmen/automad/issues/29

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37502

TI-2024-26904 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the image upload function of Automad v2.0.0… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-26872 A persistent (stored) cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2023-06433 automad FileController.php import server-side request forgery CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-06434 automad User Creation cross-site request forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2022-01408 automad Dashboard cross site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2023-06432 automad Content Type FileCollectionController.php upload unrestricted upload CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

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Sources

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