Stored cross-site scripting in Pimcore via ExternalImage fields
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Pimcore through 2026.3.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in ExternalImage fields, where URLs are saved without escaping. An authenticated backend user with data object edit permission can store crafted values that run JavaScript in the admin origin when other users open version preview or diff views. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Pimcore through 2026.3.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated backend users to inject scripts by storing unescaped URLs in ExternalImage fields. Attackers with data object edit permission can store attribute-breaking payloads that execute JavaScript in the admin origin when other users open version preview or diff views.
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
The sources list no fixed version for Pimcore.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109392
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-w844-4xmf-w7mw
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Exploit 1
More pimcore vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-18925 Pimcore has a Blind SQL Injection in Admin Search Find API due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-30848 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-15667 Pimcore Admin Classic Bundle host header injection in the password reset CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-40161 Pimcore: Remote Code Execution via DataObject Class-Definition Field Name CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-18926 Pimcore ENV Variables and Cookie Informations are exposed in http_error_log CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-16853 Pimcore Host Header Injection in user invitation link CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-01489 SQL Injection in pimcore/pimcore CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-109392 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109392 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w844-4xmf-w7mw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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