Description
BookStack before 26.05.4 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the drawing upload endpoint that accepts unvalidated base64 content and stores it without content inspection. Attackers with editor permissions can upload SVG files containing scripts that execute in administrator browsers when accessed through the image gallery API without content-type validation or CSP headers.
Published: 2026-09-02
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description BookStack before 26.05.4 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the drawing upload endpoint that accepts unvalidated base64 content and stores it without content inspection. Attackers with editor permissions can upload SVG files containing scripts that execute in administrator browsers when accessed through the image gallery API without content-type validation or CSP headers.
Title BookStack before 26.05.4 Stored XSS via Drawing Upload
First Time appeared Bookstackapp
Bookstackapp bookstack
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:bookstackapp:bookstack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Bookstackapp
Bookstackapp bookstack
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N'}


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Bookstackapp Bookstack
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T00:37:51.655Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T23:24:15.911Z

Link: CVE-2026-84695

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-02T01:17:24.400

Modified: 2026-09-02T01:17:24.400

Link: CVE-2026-84695

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T04:30:04Z

Weaknesses