Stored XSS in GeoNode Documents metadata abstract field
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
GeoNode, a geospatial content management system, stores document abstract metadata without sanitization before version 5.0.3. A low-privileged remote user can persist arbitrary HTML and JavaScript that runs in another user's browser when that document page is visited. This is cross-site scripting (CWE-79).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
GeoNode is a geospatial content management system, a platform for the management and publication of geospatial data. Prior to 5.0.3, document abstract metadata is stored without sanitization, allowing a low-privileged remote user to persist arbitrary HTML and JavaScript that executes in another user's browser when the document page is visited. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.3.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeoNode | geonode | before 5.0.3 | 5.0.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | GeoNode (PyPI) | before 5.0.3 | 5.0.3 | Patch available | GHSA-r4hm-p9f9-fj9v |
- geonode VendorGeoNode Affected before 5.0.3 Fixed in 5.0.3 Patch available CNA
- GeoNode (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.3 Fixed in 5.0.3 Patch available GHSA-r4hm-p9f9-fj9v
Remediation
Upgrade GeoNode to version 5.0.3, which fixes the issue in both the geonode product and the GeoNode PyPI package.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA geonode (GeoNode) Fixed in 5.0.3
- Fix · GHSA-r4hm-p9f9-fj9v GeoNode (PyPI) Fixed in 5.0.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-55649
- 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-r4hm-p9f9-fj9v
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: PyPI/[email protected] · GHSA-r4hm-p9f9-fj9v
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · GHSA-r4hm-p9f9-fj9v
- 2026-11-06 Weakness changed · GHSA-r4hm-p9f9-fj9v
- 2026-11-06 7 new references · GHSA-r4hm-p9f9-fj9v
- 2026-11-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 7
- https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/security/advisories/GHSA-r4hm-p9f9-fj9v
- https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/pull/14322
- https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/pull/14343
- https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/commit/0803857b22eba5b55729145ef401b1bc1c23e332
- https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/commit/730d8fae206ea5b051f630718aeecae1bf7b5760
- https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/releases/tag/5.0.3
- https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode
More GeoNode vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08629 Improper Control of Generation of Code in jai-ext KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-22605 GeoNode SSRF Bypass to return internal host data CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-11277 XML External Entity (XXE) injection in GeoServer style upload functionality CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-20907 Geonode Server Side Request Forgery vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-12986 Geoserver for GeoNode sensitive information leak CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-86095 OS command injection in GeoNode via uploaded vector layer name CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-55649 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-55649 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r4hm-p9f9-fj9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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