Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Friendica versions after v.2023.12, allows a…
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Friendica versions after v.2023.12, allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and obtain sensitive information via the BBCode tags in the post content and post comments function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00495 42nd 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
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-26495
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvxx-5f8c-q7f2
References
More Friendica vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-18370 Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Friendica v.2023.12 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-18369 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Friendica v.2023.12 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2021-10685 Module/Settings/UserExport.php in Friendica through 2021.01 allows settings/userexport to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-18371 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Friendica v.2023.12 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-18368 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Friendica v.2023.12 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-26174 Friendica 2024.03 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in settings/profile via the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-26495 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-26495 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pvxx-5f8c-q7f2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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