Cross-site scripting in appsmithorg Appsmith
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| appsmithorg | Appsmith | before 2.1 | 2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Appsmith Vendorappsmithorg Affected before 2.1 Fixed in 2.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:appsmith:appsmith:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.99 | Vulnerable | appsmithorg |
- cpe:2.3:a:appsmith:appsmith:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.99 Vulnerable ·appsmithorg
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Appsmith (Appsmith) Fixed in 2.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7299
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j63-xfwq-f8vj
References
Patch 3
More appsmithorg Appsmith vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-7299 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-7299 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6j63-xfwq-f8vj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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