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CVE-2026-72559

Daniel Brendel HortusFox - Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: August 11, 2026 at 11:12 AM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 07:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHortusFox

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in HortusFox 5.9 allows authenticated workspace members to inject persistent JavaScript into plant notes via Parsedown rendered without safe mode. Notes are rendered unescaped in the browser of every user who views the affected plant. An attacker can use this to steal session cookies or perform actions in the context of other users including administrators.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

HortusFox· Danielbrendel
90%
0 ≤ v ≤ 5.90

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Source: cverecord
https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.4MEDIUMTuranSec
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-79

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