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Cabot Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via Address columnGHSA-8q2h-4mq6-396j

MEDIUMFix: arachnys/cabot@1870857

GHSA-8q2h-4mq6-396j is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cabot. 3 public exploit or proof-of-concept references are indexed, so weaponization risk is real. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.

Also known asCVE-2020-25449PYSEC-2020-226
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
See advisory
Exploits
3 known
Exploitation data as of Nov 5, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs67th percentile — riskier than 67% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.02%0.57%1.11%1.66%0.5%1.2%May 26Sep 26Nov 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
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Description

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Arachnys Cabot up to and including 0.11.12 can be exploited via the Address column.

Affected Packages

1 total
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐍PyPIcabotall versionsNo fix

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
cabotarachnys
1 version
0.11.12
Exploits & PoCs
3

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

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Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

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

  2. Remediation status

    The records we use list no patched version of cabot for GHSA-8q2h-4mq6-396j. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.

  3. Mitigate without a patch

    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

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Arachnys Cabot up to and including 0.11.12 can be exploited via the Address column.
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