Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain tag-editor access
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DeliveryCreate misp-galaxy tag with script payload
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ExploitSync flags unknown cluster sample
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ExecutionAdmin views Galaxies index (default theme)
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PersistScript executes in admin session
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ImpactHijack session / act as administrator
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: (1) the attacker to already hold tag-editor-level privileges on the MISP instance in order to create a crafted misp-galaxy tag (PR:L); (2) the malicious tag to be surfaced as an unknown custom or default galaxy cluster sample during synchronization; (3) the instance to be running the DEFAULT theme - the Overmind theme already HTML-escapes these values and is not affected; and (4) a site administrator to subsequently view the Galaxies index page (UI:P). Limiting factors: authenticated privileged access is needed, exploitation is confined to the default theme, victim interaction by an administrator is mandatory, and impact is limited to the administrator's browser session with no direct server-process compromise. Affected versions are MISP <2.5.47. |
| Impact | This is a genuine but bounded stored XSS. The vendor CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P) correctly captures that exploitation is network-reachable but authenticated (PR:L, requires tag-editor privileges) and gated on victim interaction (UI:P - a site administrator must open the Galaxies index page in the default theme). Notably the vector sets vulnerable-system impact to none (VC:N/VI:N/VA:N) and places all impact on the subsequent system (SC:H/SI:H) - i.e. the administrator's browser session, not the MISP server process, which matches the description's own statement that 'the impact is limited to the administrator's browser session and does not directly compromise the MISP server process.' I regard SC:H/SI:H as somewhat inflated for a session-scoped XSS; C:L/I:L is more defensible. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC referenced - exploitation status is therefore 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' There is no SSVC decision content supplied. Net: a real, patch-worthy admin-targeting XSS but not an emergency - it is a low-real-risk, privilege-and-interaction-gated issue rather than a mass-exploitable flaw. The single most important mitigating fact is that an attacker must already hold tag-editor access on the instance. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A user with tag-editor privileges on a MISP instance crafts a malicious misp-galaxy tag whose name contains script markup. During synchronization the instance flags the tag as an unknown custom/default galaxy cluster, and when a site administrator later views the Galaxies index page in the default theme the unescaped sample tag name executes in the admin's browser, allowing session-data theft or actions performed as the administrator. No public POC is referenced, though the fix commit clearly identifies the unescaped sink. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 21, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in the MISP threat-intelligence platform (versions before 2.5.47) lets an authenticated user holding tag-editor privileges plant a crafted misp-galaxy tag whose content is rendered unescaped in the Galaxies index page of the default theme, so it executes in a site administrator's browser session when that page is viewed. Successful exploitation is confined to the administrator's browser context - reading session data and performing actions as the administrator - and does not directly compromise the MISP server process. Exploitation requires authenticated tag-editor access, the default theme (Overmind already HTML-escapes these values and is unaffected), and administrator page-view interaction; no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS/KEV data are not provided.
RemediationAI
Upgrade MISP to 2.5.47 or later; the affected range is stated as <2.5.47, and the upstream fix is commit ce10436ae (https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/ce10436ae), which adds CakePHP 'h' escaping to the unknown custom/default galaxy cluster samples in app/View/Galaxies/index.ctp - patch status is upstream fix available via commit, with the patched tagged release not independently confirmed. If immediate upgrade is not possible, switch affected instances to the Overmind theme, which already HTML-escapes these values and is not affected (trade-off: it changes the administrator-facing UI and any custom theme overrides must be re-validated). Additionally, constrain tag-editor privileges to fully trusted accounts, since the attacker must already hold that role to create the malicious misp-galaxy tag (trade-off: may slow intelligence curation workflows), and restrict or monitor administrator visits to the Galaxies index page on syncing instances until patched. As a compensating control, review and remove unexpected misp-galaxy tags flagged as unknown custom or default clusters, since the payload only surfaces through that synchronization notice path.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
MISP is a PHP/CakePHP-based threat-intelligence sharing platform that synchronizes galaxy clusters; unknown custom or default clusters detected during synchronization are summarized for administrators as sample tag names in an informational notice on the Galaxies index page (app/View/Galaxies/index.ctp). The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), a classic stored XSS: the sample tag strings from 'unknownCustomClustersSamples' and 'unknownDefaultClustersSamples' were interpolated directly into an HTML list via sprintf()/implode() without output encoding. The vendor fix wraps those values in CakePHP's 'h' escaping helper via array_map('h', ...), matching the escaping the Overmind theme already performed. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:misp:misp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is version-wildcarded, so any MISP deployment below 2.5.47 should be treated as affected. The independently assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N reflects network reachability with low attack complexity, but requires authenticated low privileges (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R), with scope change and limited confidentiality/integrity impact on the administrator's browser rather than the server.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
Authenticated tag-editor (PR:L) plants a stored payload that executes in a different user's (admin) browser, so S:C with UI:R; session-scoped read/act gives C:L/I:L, no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (CIRCL).
CVSS VectorVendor: CIRCL
DescriptionCVE.org
MISP contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default theme's Galaxies index page. When a MISP instance detects unknown custom or default galaxy clusters during synchronization, it renders sample tag names in an informational notice directed at site administrators. In the default theme, these sample tag names were inserted into the HTML output without HTML-entity encoding. A user with tag-editor privileges could craft a malicious misp-galaxy tag containing arbitrary script. When a site administrator subsequently viewed the Galaxies index page, the crafted tag content was interpreted as executable markup in the administrator's browser session, enabling the attacker to read session data, perform actions on behalf of the administrator, or otherwise compromise the administrator's browser context. The Overmind theme already applied HTML escaping to the same values and was not affected. The vulnerability requires the attacker to possess tag-editor-level access to create the crafted tag and requires the victim (a site administrator) to view the Galaxies index page in the default theme. The impact is limited to the administrator's browser session and does not directly compromise the MISP server process.
Version affected: <2.5.47
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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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.
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EUVD-2026-83900
GHSA-gjxm-w8jp-9m59
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