XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload in pgAdmin 4
Priority LOW 33CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00461 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed pgAdmin 4 (pgadmin.org): 8.6pgAdmin4 (PyPI): 8.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pgadmin.org | pgAdmin 4 | before 8.6 | 8.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | pgAdmin4 (PyPI) | before 8.6 | 8.6 | Patch available | GHSA-xv64-8p4r-94gq |
- pgAdmin 4 Vendorpgadmin.org Affected before 8.6 Fixed in 8.6 Patch available CNA
- pgAdmin4 (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 8.6 Fixed in 8.6 Patch available GHSA-xv64-8p4r-94gq
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:* | before 8.6 | Vulnerable | pgadmin.org |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 40 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:* Versions before 8.6 Vulnerable ·pgadmin.org
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 40 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · CNA pgAdmin 4 (pgadmin.org) Fixed in 8.6
- Fix · GHSA-xv64-8p4r-94gq pgAdmin4 (PyPI) Fixed in 8.6 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
pgadmin.org pgAdmin 4 8.6
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-03921 The Multi Factor Authentication bypass vulnerability in pgAdmin 4Priority MEDIUM 41
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4216
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xv64-8p4r-94gq
References
Other 4
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T2YFVCB4HCXU3FQBZ5XTWJZWSZUDNCXE/
- https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/e384c9665ae2e72376be7cefa8e652efcee93767
- https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T2YFVCB4HCXU3FQBZ5XTWJZWSZUDNCXE
More pgadmin.org Pgadmin 4 vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01901 Unsafe Deserialisation and Remote Code Execution by an Authenticated user in pgAdmin 4 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-02918 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 4 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03867 Code injection in pgadmin4 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-06875 pgAdmin 4: Cross-user data access and shared-server privilege escalation in server mode CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-02572 pgAdmin 4: Remote Code Execution in Query Tool and Cloud Deployment CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2023-00228 Path traversal in pgadmin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-4216 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-4216 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xv64-8p4r-94gq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-4216 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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