CVE-2026-55649: GeoNode has Stored XSS in Documents metadata abstract field
The abstract metadata of documents is not sanitised. It’s possible to store arbitrary HTML (and JS) that will be executed when visiting the page.
References
- github.com/GeoNode/geonode/commit/0803857b22eba5b55729145ef401b1bc1c23e332
- github.com/GeoNode/geonode/commit/730d8fae206ea5b051f630718aeecae1bf7b5760
- github.com/GeoNode/geonode/pull/14322
- github.com/GeoNode/geonode/pull/14343
- github.com/GeoNode/geonode/releases/tag/5.0.3
- github.com/GeoNode/geonode/security/advisories/GHSA-r4hm-p9f9-fj9v
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-r4hm-p9f9-fj9v
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55649
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