htmly v3.0.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the /author/:name endpoint of…
Priority LOW 27CWE-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
htmly v3.0.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the /author/:name endpoint of the affected application. The name parameter is not properly sanitized before being reflected in the HTML response, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript payloads.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00323 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 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-2025-56154
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4xvq-93jj-7c4r
References
More Htmly vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-12819 Directory Traversal vulnerability in htmly before 2.8.1 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-22617 htmly v2.9.6 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-00982 htmly Edit Profile Module cross site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2025-09849 htmly Custom Field post cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2021-14843 In htmly version 2.8.1, is vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Deletion on the local host… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-17388 htmly v2.8.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-56154 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-56154 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4xvq-93jj-7c4r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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