Craft CMS Audit Plugin Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilityGHSA-v89q-c273-3p42
MEDIUMFix: sjelfull/craft-audit#73GHSA-v89q-c273-3p42 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in superbig/craft-audit. A fix is available for superbig/craft-audit — see the affected versions and patch details below.
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 GHSA-v89q-c273-3p42.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Craft CMS Audit Plugin before version 3.0.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code during user creation.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | superbig/craft-audit | all versions | 3.0.2composer require superbig/craft-audit:^3.0.2 |
Affected Products
craft cmscraftcmsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for superbig/craft-audit, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update superbig/craft-audit to 3.0.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-v89q-c273-3p42 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
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
Is GHSA-v89q-c273-3p42 in your dependencies?
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