PrestaShop vulnerable to XSS via customer contact form in FO, through file upload
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Plan (action score 41/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 56.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: PrestaShop PrestaShop 8.1.6.
- Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 9.7, NVD 6.1.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to PrestaShop PrestaShop 8.1.6 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that only affects PrestaShops with customer-thread feature flag enabled is present starting from PrestaShop 8.1.0 and prior to PrestaShop 8.1.6. When the customer thread feature flag is enabled through the front-office contact form, a hacker can upload a malicious file containing an XSS that will be executed when an admin opens the attached file in back office. The script injected can access the session and the security token, which allows it to perform any authenticated action in the scope of the administrator's right. This vulnerability is patched in 8.1.6. A workaround is to disable the customer-thread feature-flag.
- Published
- May 14, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 56.4% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
Report tools
Action score
41
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 17 / 30 · 56.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.1
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 9.7
- 3.6 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| prestashop | prestashop | cpe:2.3:a:prestashop:prestashop |
Limit the impact of XSS
This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A well-configured Content-Security-Policy doesn't fix it, but greatly reduces its impact. Check your site's CSP and other security headers for free.
Check security headersAffected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- prestashop prestashop8.1.0 and later · before 8.1.6
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
PrestaShop PrestaShop
- >= 8.1.0, < 8.1.6affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | prestashop/prestashop | from 8.1.0 · before 8.1.6 | 8.1.6 |
Same product
prestashop: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-8823modules/bamegamenu/ajax_phpcode.php in the Responsive Mega Menu (Horizontal+Vertical+Dropdown) Pro module 1.0.32 for PrestaShop 1.5.5.0 thro54Plan
- CVE-2018-19126PrestaShop 1.6.x before 1.6.1.23 and 1.7.x before 1.7.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file upload.46Plan
- CVE-2021-3110The store system in PrestaShop 1.7.7.0 allows time-based boolean SQL injection via the module=productcomments controller=CommentGrade id_pro45Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-21628Jan 2, 2024 · XSS can be stored in DB from "add a message form" in order detail page (FO)24Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-26129Feb 19, 2024 · Prestashop vulnerable to path disclosure in JavaScript variable21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2024-34717May 14, 2024 · Anonymous PrestaShop customer can download other customers' invoices21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PrestaShop PrestaShop | 8.1.6 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
| Packagist:prestashop/prestashop | 8.1.6 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×3
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:16 | 2024-05-14 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2024-10-28 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-02-19 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-1 d
- Published
- TodayOct 24, 2026+893 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2023-30838385 days apartPrestaShop vulnerable to possible XSS injection through Validate::isCleanHTML method39Monitor
- CVE-2024-21628133 days apartXSS can be stored in DB from "add a message form" in order detail page (FO)24Monitor
- CVE-2023-39527281 days apartPrestaShop XSS vulnerability through Validate::isCleanHTML method24Monitor
- CVE-2025-1230274 days apartCross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Prestashop19Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-24-0485 · May 15, 2024(PrestaShop Güvenlik Zafiyeti)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.