httpdbg before 2.2.1 Stored Cross-Site Scripting via javascript URL
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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
httpdbg before 2.2.1 fails to validate URL schemes in recorded HTTP request URLs rendered as clickable links in the web interface. Attackers controlling traffic recorded by httpdbg can supply javascript: scheme URLs that execute malicious scripts in the application origin when clicked, allowing access to captured request and response data including headers and tokens.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 httpdbg (cle-b) Fixed in 2.2.1
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102333
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-67v2-cr69-p4wm
References
Patch 2
Sources
- CVE-2026-102333 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-102333 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-67v2-cr69-p4wm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-102333 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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