CVE-2026-40479 PUBLISHED

Kimai: Stored XSS via Incomplete HTML Attribute Escaping in Team Member Widget

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 13.04.2026 Published: 17.04.2026 Updated: 17.04.2026

Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. In versions 1.16.3 through 2.52.0, the escapeForHtml() function in KimaiEscape.js does not escape double quote or single quote characters. When a user's profile alias is inserted into an HTML attribute context via the team member form prototype and rendered through innerHTML, this incomplete escaping allows HTML attribute injection. An authenticated user with ROLE_USER privileges can store a malicious alias that executes JavaScript in the browser of any administrator viewing the team form, resulting in stored XSS with privilege escalation. This issue has been fixed in version 2.53.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.4

Product Status

Vendor kimai
Product kimai
Versions
  • Version >= 1.16.3, < 2.53.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE