SpiderFoot fails to HTML-escape correlation titles built from external scan data sources including server banners and metadata. Attackers can inject malicious HTML elements with event handlers into correlation results that execute scripts in the operator's browser when the correlations view is opened, potentially stealing API keys.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0026.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
smicallef spiderfoot unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 4.0

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/smicallef/spiderfoot cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/smicallef/spiderfoot/blob/master/spiderfoot/correlation.py cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/smicallef/spiderfoot/issues/2012 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spiderfoot-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-correlation-titles cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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Description SpiderFoot fails to HTML-escape correlation titles built from external scan data sources including server banners and metadata. Attackers can inject malicious HTML elements with event handlers into correlation results that execute scripts in the operator's browser when the correlations view is opened, potentially stealing API keys.
Title SpiderFoot Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Correlation Titles
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T14:08:31.754Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T01:03:25.541Z

Link: CVE-2026-75626

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T14:08:26.525Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-18T11:16:51.920

Modified: 2026-08-19T15:18:08.160

Link: CVE-2026-75626

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T12:30:04Z

Weaknesses