MISP: Stored XSS via Inline-Served SVG Organisation Logos and Report Pictures
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass, 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-693 and CWE-79.
Summary
Affected versions of MISP serve uploaded SVG images inline without a restrictive browser sandbox. The commit explains that SVG files are XML documents rather than passive bitmap images. While scripts inside SVG do not execute when the SVG is rendered through a normal <img>, they can execute when the SVG is navigated to directly or embedded as a document. In that case, malicious <script> elements, event handlers, or javascript: URLs execute on the MISP origin with the viewer’s session. The affected use cases include: - organisation SVG logos; - event-report SVG pictures. Importantly, the vulnerable behavior is on the serve path, not merely the upload path: the patch notes that a malicious SVG uploaded while SVG support was enabled could remain dangerous even after uploads were later disabled. Version affected: ≤2.5.45
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISP | MISP | before 2.5.46 | 2.5.46 | Patch available | CNA |
- MISP VendorMISP Affected before 2.5.46 Fixed in 2.5.46 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:misp-project:misp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Misp-project |
- cpe:2.3:a:misp-project:misp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Misp-project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MISP (MISP) Fixed in 2.5.46
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
MISP 2.5.46
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-61820 MISP LdapAuth and LinOTPAuth Authentication Bypass via Empty or Non-String CredentialsPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-61767 MISP Interactive CLI Shell: Authorization Bypass, Credential Exposure, and Terminal InjectionPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-61765 MISP UserSettingsController CSRF Protection Bypass on setTheme, setHomePage, and eventIndexColumnToggle EndpointsPriority LOW 23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90957
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mp5-7f8h-r69q
References
Patch 1
More MISP vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-41517 In MISP before 2.5.28, app/View/Elements/Workflows/executionPath.ctp allows XSS in the workflow execution path. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2026-65744 MISP TOTP Code Replay Allows Duplicate Authentication Within Validity Period CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-54145 Path Traversal in MISP Object Template Resolution During STIX Import and Export in misp-stix library CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-10250 MISP MISP-maltego 1.4.4 incorrectly shares a MISP connection across users in a remote-transform use case. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-59159 MISP Unauthenticated Mail Endpoints Allow Unbounded Storage Consumption and Request Flooding CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-58541 MISP LDAP and LinOTP Authentication Bypass via Empty or Invalid Credentials CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-90957 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90957 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5mp5-7f8h-r69q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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