Cross-site scripting in Shaarli - CVE-2026-48823
Published: May 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132256
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-48823
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of another user's browser.
The vulnerability exists due to cross-site scripting in the tag filtering functionality when rendering stored tag values in the "Filter by tag" search interface. A local privileged user can inject arbitrary JavaScript into the tags field of a bookmark to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of another user's browser.
User interaction is required when a victim uses the "Filter by tag" search feature on the homepage.
Affected software
Shaarli
How to mitigate CVE-2026-48823
Install security update from vendor's website.
Shaarli - update to 0.16.2