Astro is vulnerable to Reflected XSS via the server islands feature
Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-80Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-80.
Summary
Astro is a web framework. Prior to version 5.15.8, a reflected XSS vulnerability is present when the server islands feature is used in the targeted application, regardless of what was intended by the component template(s). This issue has been patched in version 5.15.8.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00528 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed astro (withastro): 5.15.8astro (npm): 5.15.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| withastro | astro | before 5.15.8 | 5.15.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | astro (npm) | before 5.15.8 | 5.15.8 | Patch available | GHSA-wrwg-2hg8-v723 |
- astro Vendorwithastro Affected before 5.15.8 Fixed in 5.15.8 Patch available CNA
- astro (npm) Vendor— Affected before 5.15.8 Fixed in 5.15.8 Patch available GHSA-wrwg-2hg8-v723
Remediation
- Fix · CNA astro (withastro) Fixed in 5.15.8
- Fix · GHSA-wrwg-2hg8-v723 astro (npm) Fixed in 5.15.8 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-64764
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrwg-2hg8-v723
References
More withastro Astro vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-37142 Server source code is exposed to the public if sourcemaps are enabled CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-34958 Unauthorized third-party images in Astro’s _image endpoint CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-39915 Server-side request forgery in withastro astro CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-38274 Astro's `X-Forwarded-Host` is reflected with no validation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-36915 Astro: Reflected XSS via unescaped slot name CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-34548 Astro: Duplicate trailing slash feature can lead to Open Redirects CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-64764 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-64764 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrwg-2hg8-v723 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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