GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-r52f-r9v5-66xr Snipe-IT vulnerable to stored XSS via Markdown custom field
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-55464
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- snipe/snipe-it
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-28
Affected packages
• Packagist snipe/snipe-it: < 8.6.2 → fixed in 8.6.2
Description
Impact
CommonMark is configured with `html_input => 'escape'`, which blocks raw HTML injection. However, javascript: URIs in Markdown hyperlinks are not sanitized. A user with `assets.edit` permission can inject a malicious link into any markdown-textarea custom field. Any user who opens the asset detail page and clicks the link executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser session.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-55464 Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness
References
- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-r52f-r9v5-66xr web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55464 advisory
- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/006981cccffce1739e24d3b680b676f772f40e2d web
- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it package
- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.6.2 web