CVE-2026-39425 PUBLISHED

MaxKB: Stored XSS via Unsanitized html_rander Tags in Markdown Rendering

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 07.04.2026 Published: 14.04.2026 Updated: 14.04.2026

MaxKB is an open-source AI assistant for enterprise. Versions 2.7.1 and below contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript into the Application prologue (Opening Remarks) field by wrapping malicious payloads in <html_rander> tags. The backend fails to sanitize or encode HTML entities in the prologue field when applications are created or updated via the /admin/api/workspace/{workspace_id}/application endpoint, storing the raw payload directly in the database. The frontend then renders this content using an innerHTML-equivalent mechanism, trusting <html_rander>-wrapped content to be safe, which enables persistent DOM-based Stored XSS execution against any visitor who opens the affected chatbot interface. Exploitation can lead to session hijacking, unauthorized actions performed on behalf of victims (such as deleting workspaces or applications), and sensitive data exposure. This issue has been fixed in version 2.8.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.1

Product Status

Vendor 1Panel-dev
Product MaxKB
Versions
  • Version < 2.8.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-80: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) CWE