HumHub 1.18.4 - Stored XSS in comment-deletion notifications through unescaped administrator reason
Priority HIGH 67CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
HumHub 1.18.4 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the comment-deletion notification flow. A Space administrator can delete another user's comment, choose to notify the original author, and place HTML/JavaScript in the deletion reason.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00466 40th 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
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18430
References
More humhub vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08676 Improper access control in humhub CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2017-14097 HumHub Reflected cross site scriting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-34545 Files: Potential for SQL Injection through File Browse and List Operations CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2017-14099 HumHub privileges management CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-34921 User enumeration in HubHub CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2014-07750 SQL injection vulnerability in the actionIndex function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
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