CVE-2026-42612: Grav: Publisher-Level Stored XSS via Unquoted Event Attributes
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.23% (FIRST EPSS).
- 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.
- Fixed version: getgrav grav 2.0.0-beta.2.
- Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 8.5, NVD 5.4.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to getgrav grav 2.0.0-beta.2 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
Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.2, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in getgrav/grav allows publisher-level accounts to execute arbitrary JavaScript. The issue arises from a blacklist bypass in the detectXss() function when handling unquoted HTML event attributes. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.2.
- Published
- May 11, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 26, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 14th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
Report tools
Action score
21
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.4
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 8.5
- 3.1 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/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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- No public exploit code on record
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What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| getgrav | grav | cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav |
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 headersVersions 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.
getgrav grav
- < 2.0.0-beta.2affected
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- getgrav gravup to 1.8.0 inclusive
- getgrav grav2.0.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | getgrav/grav | before 2.0.0-beta.2 | 2.0.0-beta.2 |
Same product
getgrav: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-50286A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Grav CMS v1.7.48 allows an authenticated admin to upload a malicious plugin via the…60This week
- CVE-2024-27921Grav File Upload Path Traversal vulnerability53Plan
- CVE-2025-66301Grav ihas Broken Access Control which allows an Editor to modify the page's YAML Frontmatter to alter form processing actions40Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-42610May 11, 2026 · Grav: Sensitive Information Disclosure via Accounts Service Bypass26Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-42611May 11, 2026 · Grav: Stored XSS via Tag Injection35Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-42613May 11, 2026 · Grav: Privilege Escalation via Missing Server-Side Validation of groups/access37Monitor
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 |
|---|---|---|
| getgrav grav | 2.0.0-beta.2 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
| Packagist:getgrav/grav | 2.0.0-beta.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
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
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.
No dated events beyond publication.
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-46199290 days apartCross Site Scripting vulnerability in grav v.1.7.48 and before allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the…39Monitor
- CVE-2026-7582899 days apartGrav before 2.0.15 Stored XSS via detectXss() Quote Bypass37Monitor
- CVE-2026-426110 days apartGrav: Stored XSS via Tag Injection35Monitor
- CVE-2025-46198290 days apartCross Site Scripting vulnerability in grav v.1.7.48, v.1.7.47 and v.1.7.46 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the onerror…35Monitor
- CVE-2026-428410 days apartGrav: Stored XSS via Markdown media attribute() action in Grav CMS27Monitor
- CVE-2025-65186160 days apartGrav CMS 1.7.49 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS).24Monitor
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · researcher credit · public bounty program.
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 (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.