In JetBrains YouTrack before 2025.2.92387 stored XSS was possible via Mermaid diagram content
- Published
- Aug 20, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 19th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.4
- CNA · JetBrains
- 8.7
- 3.3 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| jetbrains | youtrack | cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:youtrack |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- jetbrains youtrackbefore 2025.2.92387
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (JetBrains). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
JetBrains YouTrack
- before 2025.2.92387affected · semver
Same product
jetbrains: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-24442JetBrains YouTrack before 2021.4.40426 was vulnerable to SSTI (Server-Side Template Injection) via FreeMarker templates.40Plan
- CVE-2021-43185JetBrains YouTrack before 2021.3.23639 is vulnerable to Host header injection.40Plan
- CVE-2021-25770In JetBrains YouTrack before 2020.5.3123, server-side template injection (SSTI) was possible, which could lead to code execution.40Plan
- CVE-2019-12852An SSRF attack was possible on a JetBrains YouTrack server.40Plan
- CVE-2019-12867Certain actions could cause privilege escalation for issue attachments in JetBrains YouTrack.40Plan
- CVE-2019-12866An Insecure Direct Object Reference, with Authorization Bypass through a User-Controlled Key, was possible in JetBrains YouTrack.40Plan
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 |
|---|---|---|
| JetBrains YouTrack | 2025.2.92387 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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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-2026-75048362 days apartIn JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.18068 stored XSS via the fenced code-block language label was possible32Monitor
- CVE-2026-103493407 days apartIn JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.19422 stored XSS via Mermaid and LaTeX content was possible32Monitor
- CVE-2024-50575296 days apartIn JetBrains YouTrack before 2024.3.47707 reflected XSS was possible in Widget API24Monitor
- CVE-2024-50579296 days apartIn JetBrains YouTrack before 2024.3.47707 reflected XSS due to insecure link sanitization was possible24Monitor
- CVE-2026-61492324 days apartIn JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.17394 stored XSS via article titles in digest emails was possible24Monitor
- CVE-2026-100263406 days apartIn JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.18991 stored HTML injection via the User-Agent header was possible24Monitor
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).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- 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
- Low
- 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:L/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
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.