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CVE-2026-40353: wger has Stored XSS via Unescaped License Attribution Fields

April 16, 2026 (updated April 24, 2026)

The AbstractLicenseModel.attribution_link property in wger/utils/models.py constructs HTML strings by directly interpolating user-controlled fields (license_author, license_title, license_object_url, license_author_url, license_derivative_source_url) without any escaping. The resulting HTML is rendered in the ingredient view template using Django’s |safe filter, which disables auto-escaping. An authenticated user can create an ingredient with a malicious license_author value containing JavaScript, which executes when any user (including unauthenticated visitors) views the ingredient page.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-6f54-qjvm-wwq3
  • github.com/wger-project/wger/releases/tag/2.5
  • github.com/wger-project/wger/security/advisories/GHSA-6f54-qjvm-wwq3
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40353

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 2.4.0

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 5.4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

pypi/wger/CVE-2026-40353.yml

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