cachethq/cachet: Cachet has Stored XSS in Incident Component
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Description
Summary
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the incident creation form, allowing an authenticated attacker to inject malicious HTML/JavaScript that executes in the browser of any user who views the status page, potentially leading to session token theft and account takeover.
Details
The incident Name and Message fields do not properly sanitize HTML event handler attributes. While <script> tags appear to be filtered, event-based payloads are not blocked.
Affected endpoint: /dashboard/incidents/ Affected fields: Incident Name, Incident Message Affected version: Cachet v3
PoC
- Log in as an authenticated user
- Navigate to /dashboard/incidents/
- Create a new incident
- Insert the following payloads in the Name and Message field:
Payload 1 โ Confirm XSS execution:
Step 2 โ Cookie/token exfiltration:
Step 3 โ Forced redirect to sensitive page:
5. Save the incident 6. Navigate to the public status page 7. Payload executes in the victim's browser ### Payload 1 <img width="1926" height="1062" alt="Screenshot_2026-05-05_21_19_21" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3ec50987-332d-4ba2-8fd2-b18ccc8d8f6b" /> ### Payload 2 <img width="1910" height="525" alt="Screenshot_2026-05-07_12_22_07" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3b34170d-a2f0-4962-9e20-1fc8e305c589" /> Stored XSS affecting all users who view the public status page. An attacker can: - Confirm script execution via alert popup - Steal session cookies and XSRF tokens from authenticated users - Silently redirect victims to sensitive pages like `/dashboard/manage-customization` This vulnerability could lead to full account takeover of any user who views the status page, including administrators.
Text from GitHub Advisory Database
Affected versions 53
- cachethq/cachet, composer<= 2.4.1GitHub
- cachetaffected: <= 2.4.1CVE List
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistfrom first release, through 2.4.1OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv0.1.0-alphaOSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv1.0.0OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv1.1.0OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv1.1.1OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv1.2.0OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv1.2.1OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.0.0OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.0.0-RC1OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.0.0-RC2OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.0.0-RC3OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.0.0-RC4OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.0.0-RC5OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.0.0-beta1OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.0.0-beta2OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.0.1OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.0.2OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.0.3OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.0.4OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.1.0OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.1.0-RC1OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.1.0-RC2OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.1.1OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.1.2OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.2.0OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.2.0-RC1OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.2.1OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.2.2OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.2.3OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.2.4OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.0OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.0-RC1OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.0-RC2OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.0-RC3OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.0-RC4OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.0-RC5OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.0-RC6OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.1OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.10OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.11OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.12OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.13OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.14OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.15OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.16OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.17OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.18OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.2OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.3OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.4OSV
- cachethq/cachet, Packagistv2.3.5OSV
References 4
- github.com/cachethq/core/commit/23adbb88ffa819f92be4a905ff1d812670d980a2Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/cachethq/core/commit/57b44a8bac0b250b0d5751e93e0349070d14606eFixvia CVE List
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-x397-5hrv-j9m9Advisoryvia GitHub
- github.com/cachethq/cachet/security/advisories/GHSA-x397-5hrv-j9m9Exploitvia CVE List