Ech0 before 4.7.3 Stored XSS via RSS feed tag names
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Ech0 before 4.7.3 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the public RSS feed where tag names and markdown content are rendered without HTML escaping. Attackers with admin privileges can inject malicious tag names or raw HTML in echo content that executes as JavaScript in RSS readers that render HTML-type summaries, affecting anonymous subscribers and other users.
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 Ech0 (lin-snow) Fixed in 4.7.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
lin-snow Ech0 4.7.3
7 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 5 HIGH, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-55162 Ech0 before 4.7.3 Access Token Revocation BypassPriority HIGH 74
- TI-2026-55160 Ech0 before 4.7.3 OAuth Redirect URI Validation BypassPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2026-55159 Ech0 before 4.7.3 Unauthenticated fav_count ModificationPriority HIGH 70
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-79663
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9277-65xq-8gww
References
More lin-snow vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-55162 Ech0 before 4.7.3 Access Token Revocation Bypass CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-55163 Ech0 before 4.5.1 Authorization Bypass via Session Tokens CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-55160 Ech0 before 4.7.3 OAuth Redirect URI Validation Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-27239 Ech0 Affected by Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery in Website Preview Feature CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-27240 Ech0 affected by unauthenticated SSRF in GetWebsiteTitle allows access to internal services and cloud metadata CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-55159 Ech0 before 4.7.3 Unauthenticated fav_count Modification CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-79663 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-79663 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9277-65xq-8gww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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