CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-53608
ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Versions up to and including 1.4.2 of the `@apostrophecms/seo` package injects the Google Analytics Tracking ID (`seoGoogleTrackingId`) and Google Tag Manager ID (`seoGoogleTagManager`) directly into `<script>` tag bodies using JavaScript template literals without any sanitization or validation. Any user with editor-level access (the default role for content managers) can set these fields to a malicious value, resulting in stored
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"@apostrophecms/seo","vendor":"apostrophecms","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"<= 1.4.2"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b15fe29870cf8af451ae4bbe7c55392622f4a806817d6ab73fcd99c56f403105 · sha256:ad92320b60ea729f… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":8.7,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b15fe29870cf8af451ae4bbe7c55392622f4a806817d6ab73fcd99c56f403105 · sha256:ad92320b60ea729f… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b15fe29870cf8af451ae4bbe7c55392622f4a806817d6ab73fcd99c56f403105 · sha256:ad92320b60ea729f… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-wf43-fpp3-cf65","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-wf43-fpp3-cf65"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b15fe29870cf8af451ae4bbe7c55392622f4a806817d6ab73fcd99c56f403105 · sha256:ad92320b60ea729f… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-wf43-fpp3-cf65"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:b15fe29870cf8af451ae4bbe7c55392622f4a806817d6ab73fcd99c56f403105 · sha256:ad92320b60ea729f… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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