Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessCraft URL with malicious type path segment
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DeliveryDeliver link to authenticated MISP user
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ExploitVictim navigates to crafted histogram URL
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ExecutionPayload breaks out of onClick JS array literal
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PersistArbitrary JavaScript runs in MISP origin
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ImpactSteal session / exfiltrate intel data
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 an authenticated MISP user who actively navigates to an attacker-supplied URL for the attribute histogram view, where the type path segment carries the payload; the attacker needs no MISP account (PR:N) but cannot exploit without victim interaction (UI:A/UI:R). Limiting factors: the payload only fires within an authenticated session, requires successful social engineering to get the victim to click, is scoped to the MISP application origin, and is fully neutralized on instances running the build containing commit 95b8f21f6 (json_encode with HEX escaping flags). |
| Impact | This is a genuine but bounded vulnerability. The vendor-supplied CVSS 4.0 vector (5.1, medium) shows a network-reachable reflected XSS with no attacker privileges required (PR:N) but mandatory active user interaction (UI:A) and only Low confidentiality/integrity impact on both the vulnerable system (VC:L/VI:L) and a subsequent system (SC:L/SI:L), reflecting the cross-origin nature of XSS. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public proof-of-concept were provided, so this is not a demonstrated priority for opportunistic attackers. The code diff confirms the flaw is real and specific: the fix commit (95b8f21f6) replaces a raw PHP foreach that emitted $selectedTypes values into a JavaScript array literal with a properly encoded json_encode() call using JSON_HEX_TAG/APOS/QUOT/AMP flags - so this is verified source-level, not merely claimed. Note the tension between PR:N and the description's requirement that the victim be an authenticated MISP user: this is correct for reflected XSS (the ATTACKER needs no account; the VICTIM must be logged in and click), and UI:A/UI:R captures that gate. Real-world risk is moderate and targeted rather than mass-exploitable, because success depends on socially engineering a specific authenticated user to open a crafted URL. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a MISP histogram URL whose type path segment contains a JavaScript payload and sends it (phishing/chat/watering hole) to a logged-in MISP analyst. When the analyst opens the link, the unescaped $selectedTypes value breaks out of the onClick JavaScript array literal and executes in the MISP origin, letting the attacker read session cookies, act as the victim, or exfiltrate threat-intel data visible in the interface. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, though the fix commit reveals the exact injection point. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 22, 2026
Reflected cross-site scripting in the MISP attribute histogram view can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of an authenticated MISP user, allowing session cookie theft, actions on behalf of the victim, or exfiltration of data accessible through the MISP interface. The issue stems from the URL-derived type parameter being placed unescaped into a JavaScript array literal inside an inline onClick handler; exploitation requires the authenticated victim to click an attacker-supplied link, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The flaw is fixed by upstream commit 95b8f21f6, which replaces manual quoting with JSON encoding and hex escaping.
RemediationAI
Apply the upstream fix in commit 95b8f21f6 (https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/95b8f21f6), which replaces the raw interpolation with json_encode($selectedTypes, JSON_HEX_TAG | JSON_HEX_APOS | JSON_HEX_QUOT | JSON_HEX_AMP); because no released patch version was independently confirmed in the provided data, treat this as an upstream commit fix and upgrade to a MISP build containing it. As a compensating control, enforce a strict Content-Security-Policy (for example, script-src without 'unsafe-inline') to block inline event handlers, accepting that this may break legitimate inline JavaScript used throughout the MISP UI and should be tested before full enforcement. Restricting network access to MISP or adding stronger authentication to the histogram view reduces exposure but does not fix the underlying encoding flaw, and the required user interaction (UI:A/UI:R) means user awareness training is only a secondary, not primary, mitigation.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerable code resides in MISP's CakePHP view element app/View/Elements/histogram.ctp, used by the attribute histogram view. The $selectedTypes variable is derived from a URL path segment and, before the fix, was concatenated directly into a JavaScript array literal inside a single-quoted onClick HTML attribute using unescaped double quotes. This places the bug in CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), and an attacker-controlled type value containing a double quote can break out of the array literal and inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the MISP application origin. The upstream patch (commit 95b8f21f6) replaces the manual concatenation with json_encode($selectedTypes, JSON_HEX_TAG | JSON_HEX_APOS | JSON_HEX_QUOT | JSON_HEX_AMP), neutralizing both HTML attribute and JavaScript context breakout. The CVSS 4.0 vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A with low confidentiality and integrity impacts, and the independent CVSS 3.1 assessment AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, reflect that the attacker needs no MISP account but the victim must be authenticated and actively navigate to the crafted URL.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Network-delivered reflected XSS requiring victim click (UI:R) and no attacker auth (PR:N); scope change (S:C) as script executes in browser origin distinct from server, with Low C/I and no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8).
CVSS VectorVendor: 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
MISP contains a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the attribute histogram view. The $selectedTypes variable, which is derived from the URL path segment , was interpolated directly into a JavaScript array literal inside an onClick HTML attribute without any encoding or escaping. An attacker who can cause an authenticated MISP user to visit a crafted URL containing a malicious type value can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser within the MISP application origin.
Successful exploitation allows the attacker to read session cookies, perform actions on behalf of the victim, or exfiltrate sensitive data accessible from the MISP interface.
The vulnerability requires the victim to be authenticated and to actively navigate to the attacker-supplied URL.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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GHSA-3m75-rwwr-268p
NVD
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