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TI-2026-06406 Aliases CVE-2026-7299GHSA-6j63-xfwq-f8vj

Cross-site scripting in appsmithorg Appsmith

Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Appsmith’s SQL query editor’s autocomplete functionality fails to sanitize database object names before rendering them in innerHTML, allowing an authenticated Developer to inject persistent XSS by a malicious table or column names triggering arbitrary code execution in the sessions of other workspace members when they interact with the same datasource.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00341 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Appsmith (Appsmith): 2.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
appsmithorgAppsmithbefore 2.12.1Patch availableCNA
  • Appsmith Vendorappsmithorg Affected before 2.1 Fixed in 2.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:appsmith:appsmith:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.99Vulnerableappsmithorg
  • cpe:2.3:a:appsmith:appsmith:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.99 Vulnerable ·appsmithorg

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Appsmith (Appsmith) Fixed in 2.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7299
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j63-xfwq-f8vj

References

  • TI-2026-40018 Appsmith: Caddy admin API exposed without authentication CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-18312 Account Takeover Vulnerability in Appsmith CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.7
  • TI-2026-36948 Appsmith: RCE via Supervisord XML-RPC Admin Interface Exposed via /supervisor Caddy Route CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
  • TI-2026-23691 Critical Stored XSS & Privilege Escalation in Appsmith CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-34357 AppSmith Community 1.8.3 before 1.46 allows SSRF via New DataSource for application/json… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2022-03744 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in appsmithorg/appsmith CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources