Stored DOM cross-site scripting in Cypht via external image notice
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
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cypht webmail from 2.0.0 before 2.13.0 contains a DOM-based cross-site scripting flaw in its external image handling. When ALLOW_EXTERNAL_IMAGE_SOURCES is enabled, the externalResources.js code builds the blocked-image notice with innerHTML using values decoded from the email's image tag, so crafted alt text or URL values are not neutralized (CWE-79). A remote attacker can send a crafted HTML email, and when the victim opens it, JavaScript runs in the victim's authenticated session, allowing mailbox reads, email sending and settings changes. User interaction is required.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Cypht webmail 2.0.0 through 2.12.2 contains a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript by crafting malicious alt text or URL values in an HTML email's external image tag when ALLOW_EXTERNAL_IMAGE_SOURCES is enabled. Attackers can send a specially crafted email so that when the victim opens it, the externalResources.js code builds the blocked-image notice using innerHTML with decoded email-derived values, triggering script execution in the victim's authenticated session to read mailboxes, send email, or change settings.
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
Upgrade cypht to version 2.13.0, which is the fixed version listed for this product.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA cypht (cypht-org) Fixed in 2.13.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113583
- 2026-10-20 Alias added: GHSA-w69r-hqpc-72f2
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More cypht-org vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-50271 Cypht < 2.12.2 PHP Object Injection RCE via back_query Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-51628 Cypht < 2.12.2 XSS via FROM Email Header in Contacts Module CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-113583 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-113583 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w69r-hqpc-72f2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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