HTML Injection in MailerUp double opt-in verification email
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-80.
Summary
HTML Injection in the public subscription form in maalfer MailerUp before 1.1.3 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to have the application send a message carrying arbitrary HTML, to an attacker-chosen address and from the form owner's configured sending identity, via the first_name field of the subscription request, which is interpolated unescaped into the double opt-in verification email.
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 MailerUp (maalfer) Fixed in 1.1.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-75872
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gj4p-rxxg-6jhm
References
More maalfer vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42379 Stored XSS in Pentestify via unsanitized finding images and report client logo CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-16010 Stored Cross-site Scripting in Pentestify Markdown renderer via unescaped quotes CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-15995 Stored Cross-site Scripting in Pentestify user account deletion via unescaped username CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-15841 Stored Cross-site Scripting in Pentestify finding severity field CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-53309 CSS sanitizer bypass in Pentestify report themes allows forced outbound requests CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-75872 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-75872 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gj4p-rxxg-6jhm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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