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CVE-2024-4216 — pgadmin4

HIGHFix: pgadmin-org/pgadmin4@e384c96

CVE-2024-4216 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.4) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pgadmin4. A fix is available for pgadmin4 — see the affected versions and patch details below.

XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload in pgAdmin 4

Also known asGHSA-xv64-8p4r-94gqPYSEC-2026-1777
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Oct 29, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

  • CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-4216.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs40th percentile — riskier than 40% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.32%0.64%0.96%0.2%0.5%Apr 26Aug 26Oct 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🐍pgadmin4

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Description

pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐍PyPIpgadmin4all versions8.6pip install --upgrade 'pgadmin4==8.6'

Affected Products

2 products · 2 configurations
OS
fedorafedoraproject
1 version
40
Application
pgadmin 4pgadmin
< 8.6
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pgadmin4, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update pgadmin4 to 8.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-4216 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by XSS vulnerability in /settings/store API response json payload. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious script at the client end.
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CVE-2024-4216: pgadmin4 XSS — Fixed in 8.6