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Stored cross-site scripting in Frappe ERPNext enables account takeover

Priority LOW 36CWE-79Published · Updated

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
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Frappe ERPNext before 15.119.0 and 16.x before 16.31.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) because record fields are rendered into an HTML attribute context without escaping. A low-privilege user can store a malicious payload in a record field that runs in the browser of a privileged user who opens the affected page. This can lead to account takeover.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Frappe ERPNext before 15.119.0 and 16.x before 16.31.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability because record fields are rendered into an HTML attribute context without escaping. A low-privilege user can store a malicious payload in a record field that executes in the browser of any privileged user who opens the affected page, enabling account takeover.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00207 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed erpnext (frappe): 15.119.0, 16.31.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
frappeerpnextbefore 15.119.0; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.31.015.119.0, 16.31.0Patch availableCNA
  • erpnext Vendorfrappe Affected before 15.119.0; 16.0.0-beta.1 to before 16.31.0 Fixed in 15.119.0, 16.31.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:frappe:erpnext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——frappe
  • cpe:2.3:a:frappe:erpnext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·frappe

Remediation

Update Frappe ERPNext to version 15.119.0 or 16.31.0.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA erpnext (frappe) Fixed in 15.119.0, 16.31.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    frappe erpnext 15.119.0, 16.31.0

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71404 Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext lets users create and modify recordsPriority LOW 31
    • TI-2026-71403 Missing authorization in Frappe ERPNext exposes valuation dataPriority LOW 31
    • TI-2026-71413 Frappe ERPNext Missing Authorization in Transactional Email EndpointsPriority LOW 23

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109653
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-g9jx-m3gp-q3jv
  3. 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2026-28140 ERPNext v15.103.1 and before is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40873 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40872 An issue was discovered in Frappe ERPNext through 15.89.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-40871 A Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability exists in the Frappe ERPNext… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-32462 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_rfq_containing_supplier() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-32461 In Frappe ERPNext 15.57.5, the function get_stock_balance_for() at… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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