In Jellyfin 10.8.x through 10.8.3, the name of a playlist is vulnerable to stored XSS.
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated
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
In Jellyfin 10.8.x through 10.8.3, the name of a playlist is vulnerable to stored XSS. This allows an attacker to steal access tokens from the localStorage of the victim.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00643 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed jellyfin-web (npm): 10.8.4
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
| — | jellyfin-web (npm) | 10.8.0 to before 10.8.4 | 10.8.4 | Patch available | GHSA-2h5r-cqfc-45v6 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- jellyfin-web (npm) Vendor— Affected 10.8.0 to before 10.8.4 Fixed in 10.8.4 Patch available GHSA-2h5r-cqfc-45v6
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-2h5r-cqfc-45v6 jellyfin-web (npm) Fixed in 10.8.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-23636
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2h5r-cqfc-45v6
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 2
More Jellyfin vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-04500 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Access in Jellyfin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2023-26761 Argument Injection in FFmpeg codec parameters in Jellyfin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-10203 Unauthenticated GET requests through Remote Image endpoints CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2023-09463 In Jellyfin 10.8.x through 10.8.3, the name of a collection is vulnerable to stored XSS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2026-24405 Jellyfin Possible Organization/Secret Compromise from dangerous CI implementation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-27236 Jellyfin: Potential SSRF + Arbitrary file read via stream argument injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-23636 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-23636 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2h5r-cqfc-45v6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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