Improper output escaping in Crafty Controller audit logs enables stored XSS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An output escaping flaw in the Audit Logs component of Crafty Controller from 0 through 4.10.8 lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker inject HTTP headers that are stored and later rendered, enabling stored cross-site scripting (CWE-116). The attacker needs user interaction, and the CVSS vector rates the scope as changed.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
An output escaping vulnerability in the Audit Logs component of Crafty Controller allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to perform stored cross-site scripting via HTTP header injection
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Technology, LLC | Crafty Controller | up to 4.10.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Crafty Controller VendorArcadia Technology, LLC Affected up to 4.10.8 Fixed in — No fix listed 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:craftycontrol:crafty_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Arcadia Technology, LLC |
- cpe:2.3:a:craftycontrol:crafty_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Arcadia Technology, LLC
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Crafty Controller.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18516
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Arcadia Technology, LLC vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-04960 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Crafty Controller CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2026-11563 Path Traversal: '.../...//' in Crafty Controller CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2025-13422 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine in Crafty Controller CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-00729 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Crafty Controller CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-00587 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Crafty Controller CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-00985 Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax in Crafty Controller 4 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
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