CVE-2026-25596

Received Received - Intake

Stored XSS in InvoicePlane Product Unit Name Allows Admin Code Execution

Publication date: 2026-02-18

Last updated on: 2026-02-20

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description

InvoicePlane is a self-hosted open source application for managing invoices, clients, and payments. A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in InvoicePlane 1.7.0 via the Product Unit Name fields. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious JavaScript that executes when any administrator views an invoice containing a product with the malicious unit. Version 1.7.1 patches the issue.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-02-18

Last Modified

2026-02-20

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-02-19

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-25596

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
invoiceplane	invoiceplane	to 1.7.1 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-79	The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue found in InvoicePlane version 1.7.0. It occurs through the Product Unit Name fields, where an authenticated administrator can inject malicious JavaScript code. This malicious script then executes whenever any administrator views an invoice containing a product with the injected unit name.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability includes the potential execution of malicious JavaScript in the context of an administrator's browser. This can lead to unauthorized actions such as theft of session tokens, defacement, or other malicious activities performed with the privileges of the administrator viewing the invoice.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade InvoicePlane from version 1.7.0 to version 1.7.1 or later, as version 1.7.1 patches the Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue.

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