CVE-2026-29038
MEDIUMCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Description
changedetection.io is a free open source web page change detection tool. Prior to version 0.54.4, there is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified in the /rss/tag/ endpoint of changedetection.io. The tag_uuid path parameter is reflected directly in the HTTP response body without HTML escaping. Since Flask returns text/html by default for plain string responses, the browser parses and executes injected JavaScript. This issue has been patched in version 0.54.4.
Analysis
Reflected XSS in changedetection.io versions prior to 0.54.4 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through the /rss/tag/ endpoint via an unescaped tag_uuid parameter, enabling session hijacking or credential theft when victims visit crafted links. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and affects the Flask-based application with public exploit code available. …
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Remediation
Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.
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