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MISP CVE-2026-94277

| EUVDEUVD-2026-83879 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-09-21 CIRCL GHSA-8mcv-mp35-55rc
6.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: CIRCL
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Authenticate as galaxy-editor user
  2. Delivery
    Set galaxy name to JavaScript payload
  3. Exploit
    Victim opens galaxy matrix statistics page
  4. Execution
    Stored script executes in victim browser
  5. Impact
    Hijack session / perform actions as victim

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 an authenticated MISP account holding the specific perm_galaxy_editor permission to create or modify a galaxy name containing HTML/JavaScript (the injection vector). The payload only fires when a second user navigates to the galaxy matrix statistics page (app/View/Users/statistics_galaxymatrix.ctp), so victim user interaction is mandatory (UI:P). This limits realistic impact to multi-user MISP instances where at least one user has galaxy-editing rights and other users consult the statistics view; single-user or read-only-community deployments are not meaningfully exposed. Affected versions are MISP prior to 2.5.47; upgrading applies the h() output-encoding fix.

Impact

This is a stored/persistent cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in MISP's galaxy matrix statistics view, rated by the vendor at CVSS 4.0 6.3 (medium). The signals are internally consistent and point to a moderate, not urgent, priority. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P) confirms network reach but requires an authenticated attacker holding the elevated perm_galaxy_editor permission (PR:L) and requires the victim to actively open the statistics page (UI:P). The vulnerable-system impact is only VC:L/VI:L/VA:N, while the subsequent-system metrics are rated SC:H/SI:H - the vendor's way of capturing that the injected script runs in another user's authenticated browser context (session hijacking/credential theft). No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit (POC) were provided, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' Real-world risk is bounded by the trust model: the attacker must already be a semi-privileged MISP user (galaxy editor) attacking fellow instance users, so this is primarily an insider/privilege-escalation-within-application concern rather than an unauthenticated internet-facing threat. The source-code diff (adding h() output encoding) independently confirms the root cause and the fix, raising confidence in the technical accuracy of the advisory.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated MISP user with the perm_galaxy_editor permission creates or renames a galaxy so its name contains a JavaScript payload (e.g. an image/script tag). When any other user - potentially an administrator - later opens the galaxy matrix statistics page, the unescaped name is interpolated via sprintf() into the HTML and the script executes in their session, enabling cookie/session theft or actions performed as the victim. No public POC was provided, but the single-line source diff makes the payload trivially reconstructable.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 21, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting in MISP before 2.5.47 allows an authenticated user holding the perm_galaxy_editor permission to create or modify a galaxy whose name contains arbitrary HTML or JavaScript markup; because the galaxy name is interpolated verbatim via sprintf() into app/View/Users/statistics_galaxymatrix.ctp, the payload executes in the browser of any other user who later opens the galaxy matrix statistics page. Successful exploitation enables session hijacking, credential theft, data exfiltration, or attacker-controlled actions performed within the victim's MISP session, and requires victim interaction (UI:P) since the malicious page must be visited; no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the flaw is rated medium (CVSS 4.0 6.3). Realistic exposure is limited to multi-user MISP instances where at least one account has galaxy-editing rights and other users consult the statistics view.

RemediationAI

Upgrade MISP to version 2.5.47 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch in commit 6b7637bf4 (https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/6b7637bf4) that HTML-encodes the galaxy name via h($galaxyName) in app/View/Users/statistics_galaxymatrix.ctp; this is the primary and only complete fix and requires no configuration change. Where immediate upgrading is not possible, compensate by restricting the perm_galaxy_editor permission to the smallest possible set of fully trusted administrators-this removes the injection vector but reduces the flexibility of your galaxy curation workflow-and by limiting access to the galaxy matrix statistics view (Users statistics pages) to trusted roles, which shrinks the victim pool at the cost of visibility for regular analysts. As a supplementary measure, review existing galaxy names for unexpected HTML or script markup and delete or rename any suspicious entries, since a successful payload persists until the galaxy is edited, and enforce a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script if your deployment front-end supports it, noting that this may break legitimate MISP UI elements and must be tested first. No vendor patch is unavailable in this case: the fixed version is explicitly 2.5.47.

Affected VersionsENISA

MISP 0 <2.5.47

Affected Packages

euvd misp fix: 2.5.47

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

MISP (Malware Information Sharing Platform) is a PHP/CakePHP threat-intelligence sharing application whose Views are written as .ctp templates. The vulnerable template app/View/Users/statistics_galaxymatrix.ctp built the heatmap caption with sprintf(__('A heatmap showing the usage of %s.'), $galaxyName), passing the editor-supplied galaxy name straight into HTML output without escaping. This is a classic CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) root cause: untrusted data is stored persistently (the galaxy record) and later rendered into a different user's page without output encoding, making it a stored/persistent XSS rather than a reflected one. CakePHP provides the h() helper for HTML-escaping, and the vendor fix wraps the variable as h($galaxyName), proving the root cause is missing contextual output encoding at the sink. The affected component is identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:misp:misp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, i.e. MISP releases prior to 2.5.47. Because the injected script runs same-origin inside an authenticated MISP session, it inherits that user's privileges and CSRF-relevant context, which is why the scope is assessed as changed (S:C) with low confidentiality and integrity impact on both the vulnerable and subsequent components.

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Severity by source

Vendor (CIRCL) PRIMARY 6.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Stored XSS needing the perm_galaxy_editor privilege (PR:L) and victim page visit (UI:R); script runs in the victim's context, changing scope (S:C), with limited confidentiality/integrity impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (CIRCL).

CVSS VectorVendor: CIRCL

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

DescriptionCVE.org

MISP's galaxy matrix statistics view (app/View/Users/statistics_galaxymatrix.ctp) renders the galaxy name directly into HTML output via sprintf() without any HTML encoding. An authenticated user holding the perm_galaxy_editor permission can create or modify a galaxy whose name contains arbitrary HTML or JavaScript markup. Because the value is interpolated verbatim into the page, any user who subsequently opens the galaxy matrix statistics page will have the embedded script executed in their browser context. This enables session hijacking, credential theft, data exfiltration, or the performance of arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim within the MISP application.

Version affected: <2.5.47

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 83% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely used open-source threat-intelligence sharing platform in CERTs/SOCs, not ubiquitous
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment CIRCL GitHub VulDB

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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
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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