CVE-2026-90957
Received Received - Intake

Stored XSS in MISP via Inline SVG Rendering

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-90957, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-09-14

Last updated on: 2026-09-14

Assigner: CIRCL

Description

Affected versions of MISP serve uploaded SVG images inline without a restrictive browser sandbox. The commit explains that SVG files are XML documents rather than passive bitmap images. While scripts inside SVG do not execute when the SVG is rendered through a normal <img>, they can execute when the SVG is navigated to directly or embedded as a document. In that case, malicious <script> elements, event handlers, or javascript: URLs execute on the MISP origin with the viewer’s session. The affected use cases include:  - organisation SVG logos;  -Β event-report SVG pictures. Importantly, the vulnerable behavior is on the serve path, not merely the upload path: the patch notes that a malicious SVG uploaded while SVG support was enabled could remain dangerous even after uploads were later disabled. Version affected: ≀2.5.45

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Published
2026-09-14
Last Modified
2026-09-14
Generated
2026-09-15
AI Q&A
2026-09-14
EPSS Evaluated
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Vendor Product Version / Range
misp misp to 2.5.45 (exc)

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Exploitability

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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.
CWE-693 The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves MISP serving uploaded SVG images inline without a restrictive browser sandbox. SVG files are XML documents that can contain scripts, which execute when the SVG is opened directly or embedded as a document, not just as an image. This allows malicious scripts to run with the viewer's session privileges on the MISP origin.

Detection Guidance

Check if SVG files are served with proper Content-Security-Policy headers. Use curl to inspect headers for SVG files: curl -I http://your-misp-url/orglogos/logo.svg. Ensure the response includes 'Content-Security-Policy: sandbox' and 'X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff'.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could upload a malicious SVG file to MISP, which would execute scripts when viewed by users. This could lead to session hijacking, unauthorized actions on behalf of users, or theft of sensitive data. Even if SVG uploads are later disabled, previously uploaded SVGs remain vulnerable.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to user data, violating GDPR's data protection principles or HIPAA's security requirements for protected health information. Organizations using affected MISP versions may face compliance breaches due to potential data exposure or unauthorized actions.

Mitigation Strategies

Update MISP to version 2.5.46 or later. If immediate update is not possible, apply the patch from the commit 86496aecc which adds sandboxing for SVG files. Disable SVG uploads if not required by setting enable_svg_logos to false in Server.php.

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