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Craft CMS CVE-2026-109307

| EUVDEUVD-2026-97609 LOW
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-12 VulnCheck GHSA-c72m-w87q-gvqm
2.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft javascript: returnUrl login link
  2. Delivery
    Lure 2FA admin to open it mid-login
  3. Exploit
    Client-side navigation follows returnUrl
  4. Execution
    Execute JavaScript in control panel
  5. Impact
    Act with victim's CP permissions

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.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to be a Craft CMS control-panel user with two-factor authentication (TOTP) enabled, because the attack targets the verification step at /admin/login?verify=1. The attacker must deliver a crafted login URL whose returnUrl parameter contains a javascript: scheme, and the victim must actively open it during the narrow window between submitting their password and completing TOTP verification (reflected in AT:P and UI:A). Limiting factors: this is not possible against accounts without 2FA, requires precise timing plus social engineering, requires victim interaction, and executes only with the victim's existing control-panel permissions rather than granting elevation; there is no server-side impact (VC/VI/VA:N).

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority issue, and the multiple signals agree rather than conflict. The vendor-assigned CVSS 4.0 score is 2.1 (Low), driven by the fact that the vulnerability produces no impact on the vulnerable system itself (VC:N/VI:N/VA:N) and only low subsequent-system confidentiality and integrity impact (SC:L/SI:L). Critically, the vector includes AT:P (a specific attack requirement - the narrow timing window between password submission and TOTP entry) and UI:A (active victim interaction required), both of which sharply constrain real-world exploitability. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code referenced in the provided data, so exploitation is entirely theoretical at this time: no public exploit identified at time of analysis. No SSVC decision data was supplied. Although PR:N technically means the attacker needs no privileges, successful exploitation depends on a highly specific social-engineering and timing sequence against a 2FA-enabled administrator, which makes mass or automated exploitation impractical. This is a legitimate DOM-XSS defect worth patching during normal maintenance, not an emergency; the low CVSS accurately reflects low real-world risk.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious /admin/login?verify=1 URL whose returnUrl parameter carries a javascript: payload and socially engineers a Craft CMS administrator with 2FA enabled into opening it during login - specifically in the window after the password is submitted but before the TOTP code is verified. When the client-side code navigates to the attacker-controlled returnUrl, the JavaScript executes in the authenticated control panel context with the victim's permissions. No public proof-of-concept exploit is referenced in the available data.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 12, 2026

DOM-based cross-site scripting in the Craft CMS control panel login and two-factor verification flow (Craft CMS 5.0.0 before 5.10.14) lets an unauthenticated attacker run JavaScript in the browser of a control-panel user who has TOTP 2FA enabled, executing with the victim's own permissions. The attacker must lure the victim into opening a crafted /admin/login?verify=1 URL whose returnUrl parameter carries a javascript: scheme, and the victim must do so during the narrow window between password submission and TOTP entry, so exploitation requires precise timing, social engineering and active user interaction (CVSS 4.0 base 2.1, reflecting AT:P and UI:A with no server-side impact). No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the flaw cannot be triggered against accounts without 2FA; overall this is a genuinely low-priority issue where the multiple signals agree rather than conflict.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to Craft CMS 5.10.14 or later; this is the vendor-released fix per advisory GHSA-w5rh-mhxj-wr8r, and the affected range is scoped in the description to 5.0.0 before 5.10.14. If an immediate upgrade is not possible, the most practical compensating controls are network-based: restrict /admin and other control-panel paths to trusted IP ranges, a VPN, or an identity-aware proxy (trade-off: legitimate remote administrators outside that perimeter lose access and must be given an alternative entry path), and add a WAF or reverse-proxy rule that rejects requests to /admin/login where the returnUrl parameter contains a javascript: scheme, including URL-encoded variants (trade-off: minimal, since such values are not legitimate, but the rule must be scoped so it does not interfere with the normal 2FA verification flow). A strict Content-Security-Policy on the control panel that blocks javascript: navigation is useful defence in depth, but Craft's control panel relies on inline scripts and dynamic assets, so an over-tight policy will break the admin UI and must be tested in a staging environment first. Disabling TOTP for control-panel users would remove the attack's pre-condition, which depends on the post-password, pre-TOTP verify step, but it weakens authentication globally and is not a recommended trade. Because there is no server-side impact, detection is limited to proxy or WAF logs showing /admin/login?verify=1 requests with a javascript: value in returnUrl.

Affected VersionsENISA

CMS 5.0.0 <5.10.14

Affected Packages

euvd cms fix: 5.10.14

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is classified as CWE-79 (improper neutralization of input during web page generation) and is specifically DOM-based XSS: the dangerous sink is client-side navigation rather than server-side template rendering. Craft CMS uses a returnUrl parameter to send users back to their intended destination after control-panel authentication, and during the two-factor step at /admin/login?verify=1 that value is consumed by client-side JavaScript that navigates to the supplied URL without validating its scheme. A javascript: URI is therefore accepted as a navigation target and executes in the control panel's origin, inheriting the authenticated victim's session and permissions. This is reflected in the CVSS 4.0 vector's subsequent-system metrics SC:L/SI:L alongside VC/VI/VA:N, meaning impact is confined to the victim's browser context with no server-side confidentiality, integrity or availability effect. The prerequisites are captured by AT:P (the target must be in the specific mid-2FA state) and UI:A (the victim must actively open the crafted link), while PR:N indicates the attacker needs no account on the target system. Affected builds are represented by the wildcard CPE cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, i.e. the Craft CMS 5.x branch from 5.0.0 up to 5.10.13.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 2.1 LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
vuln.today AI 4.7 MEDIUM

Network-delivered DOM XSS needing a precise login-flow timing window (AC:H) and victim interaction (UI:R); unauthenticated attacker (PR:N), scope change into the CP session (S:C) with low C/I and no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Active
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
Low
Subsequent system: Integrity
Low
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Oct 12, 2026 - 18:03 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Craft CMS 5.0.0 before 5.10.14 contains a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability in the control panel login and 2FA verification flow, where a user-controlled returnUrl accepting javascript: URLs is used in client-side navigation. Attackers can lure a 2FA-enabled victim into opening a crafted /admin/login?verify=1 URL between password submission and TOTP verification, executing JavaScript in the authenticated control panel with the victim's permissions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Popular commercial PHP CMS, common but far from ubiquitous
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Low

Priority Score

10
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +10
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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