Zulip XSS in digest preview URL
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Zulip is an open-source team chat application. From versions 2.0.0-rc1 to before 10.4 in Zulip Server, the /digest/ URL of a server shows a preview of what the email weekly digest would contain. This URL, though not the digest itself, contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in both topic names and channel names. This issue has been fixed in Zulip Server 10.4. A workaround for this issue involves denying access to /digest/.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zulip | zulip | 2.0.0-rc1 to before 10.4 | 10.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- zulip Vendorzulip Affected 2.0.0-rc1 to before 10.4 Fixed in 10.4 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA zulip (zulip) Fixed in 10.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-52559
References
Patch 4
- https://github.com/zulip/zulip/security/advisories/GHSA-vgf2-vw4r-m663
- https://github.com/zulip/zulip/commit/175ec1f365b0db982d6eac9019701cbf6e8bc2f2
- https://github.com/zulip/zulip/commit/1a8429e338ff53bdcc4b42e7e71b6fffdd84fcd1
- https://github.com/zulip/zulip/commit/6608c8777254e73a4b540e5e1c4af92e680a55fc
More Zulip Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-37129 /api/v1/jwt/fetch_api_key endpoint can leak if an email address has an account in Zulip server CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2022-06082 Multi-use invitations can grant access to other organizations in Zulip CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-13649 In Zulip Server versions from 1.7.0 to before 2.0.7, a bug in the new user signup process… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22659 Zulip Authentication Backend Configuration Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2024-24345 Zulip from 8.0 to 8.3 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the handling of popovers. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-11848 Zulip Server 2.x before 2.1.7 allows eval injection if a privileged attacker were able to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
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