MISP TAXII Object Viewer Stored XSS via Unescaped JSON Output
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
MISP contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the TAXII object viewer. When displaying a remote TAXII object, the JSON content of string properties was rendered directly into an HTML pre block without HTML-encoding. An attacker who can control or influence the content of a TAXII object (e.g., by publishing a malicious object to a TAXII server that the victim's MISP instance subscribes to) can inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript that executes in the context of the victim's MISP session. Preconditions: - The victim must be an authenticated MISP user with access to the TAXII object viewer. - The victim must open or view the crafted TAXII object. Impact: - Execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser within the MISP application context. - Potential theft of session tokens, API keys, or other sensitive data accessible from the MISP interface. - Potential for performing actions on behalf of the authenticated user. Affected versions: <2.5.48.
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 MISP (MISP) Fixed in 2.5.48
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
MISP 2.5.48
8 records Highest priority Priority LOW 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-66152 MISP Correlation Authorization Bypass Exposes Restricted Event and Attribute DataPriority LOW 31
- TI-2026-66150 MISP Decaying Model Import Mass Assignment Allows Cross-Organization Model Overwrite and Default FlaggingPriority LOW 31
- TI-2026-66151 MISP Information Disclosure via Related Events Listing Bypassing Per-Event AuthorizationPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104906
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6q8-3wfm-g2w6
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-2026-104906 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-104906 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x6q8-3wfm-g2w6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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