Cross-site scripting in Readwise Reader
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Readwise Reader for Android uses a sanitize-html configuration that permits all attributes on SVG and PATH elements due to a wildcard attribute rule. This configuration fails to remove script-capable attributes such as event handlers (e.g., 'onload', 'onerror'). An attacker could supply a document containing malicious SVG content that survives sanitization and executes script wher rendered in the Reader WebView, resulting in client-side cross-site scripting (XSS).
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Reader (Readwise) Fixed in 8.10.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18320
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v29r-35gc-f5pr
References
More Readwise vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-15064 Cross-site scripting in Readwise Reader CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-15063 Cross-site scripting in Readwise Reader CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-18320 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18320 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v29r-35gc-f5pr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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