Rengine
CVE-2025-24967
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.4 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, high complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.57%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
reNgine is an automated reconnaissance framework for web applications. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. reNgine is an automated reconnaissance framework for web applications. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the admin panel's user management functionality. An attacker can exploit this issue by injecting malicious payloads into the username field during user creation. This vulnerability allows unauthorized script execution whenever the admin views or interacts with the affected user entry, posing a significant risk to sensitive admin functionalities.20. Users are advised to monitor the project for future releases which address this issue. There are no known workarounds. Affected products include: Yogeshojha Rengine.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionGitHub Advisory
reNgine is an automated reconnaissance framework for web applications. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the admin panel's user management functionality. An attacker can exploit this issue by injecting malicious payloads into the username field during user creation. This vulnerability allows unauthorized script execution whenever the admin views or interacts with the affected user entry, posing a significant risk to sensitive admin functionalities. This issue affects all versions up to and including 2.20. Users are advised to monitor the project for future releases which address this issue. There are no known workarounds.
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using reNgine face moderate risk from CVE-2025-24967, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 7.4. Attackers could inject malicious scripts to steal user sessions, credentials, or perform actions on behalf of authenticated users. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available, increasing the risk of exploitation. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement Content-Security-Policy headers; (2) Enable HttpOnly and SameSite cookie attributes; (3) Deploy WAF XSS/CSRF rules.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)GitHub Advisory
reNgine before 2.1.2 allows OS Command Injection if an adversary has a valid session ID. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8),
Rengine v1.3.0 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the scan engine function. Rated critical
OS Command Injection in GitHub repository yogeshojha/rengine prior to 1.2.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vu
Rengine v1.0.2 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the yaml configuration function
reNgine through 0.5 relies on a predictable directory name. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is re
reNgine is an automated reconnaissance framework for web applications. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerabil
reNgine through 2.2.0 allows any authenticated user, including low-privilege Auditor accounts, to read bundled recon-too
Authenticated command injection in reNgine up to 2.2.0 allows a low-privileged user to execute arbitrary OS commands on
reNgine is an automated reconnaissance framework for web applications. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerabilit
reNgine is an automated reconnaissance framework for web applications. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerabil
reNgine is an automated reconnaissance framework for web applications. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.7), this vulnerabilit
reNgine is an automated reconnaissance framework for web applications. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerabilit
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