CVE-2026-19744 (GCVE-0-2026-19744)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 15:41 – Updated: 2026-08-14 08:04 X_Open Source
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Stored Cross-site Scripting in Pentestify Markdown renderer via unescaped quotes
Summary
Cross-site Scripting in the Markdown renderer in maalfer Pentestify before 2.3.2 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the application origin via a Markdown link whose URL contains a double quote, which closes the anchor's href attribute because the renderer's sanitization step does not escape quotes
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-13 17:13 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/ccyl13/Pentestify/commit/272f7… | patch |
| https://github.com/ccyl13/Pentestify/releases/tag… | release-notes |
| https://secur0.com/en/cna/cve-list/cve-2026-19744… | technical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| maalfer | Pentestify |
Affected:
0 , < 2.3.2
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:maalfer:pentestify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
{
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"content": {
"id": "CVE-2026-19744",
"options": [
{
"Exploitation": "none"
},
{
"Automatable": "no"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-08-13T17:13:20.741389Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
},
"type": "ssvc"
}
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-13T17:14:04.767Z",
"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"shortName": "CISA-ADP"
},
"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"modules": [
"Frontend Markdown renderer"
],
"product": "Pentestify",
"programFiles": [
"js/app.js"
],
"repo": "https://github.com/ccyl13/Pentestify",
"vendor": "maalfer",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "2.3.2",
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
}
],
"cpeApplicability": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:maalfer:pentestify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"versionEndExcluding": "2.3.2",
"versionStartIncluding": "0",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"negate": false,
"operator": "OR"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
],
"credits": [
{
"lang": "en",
"type": "finder",
"value": "Jaime Ram\u00edrez"
},
{
"lang": "en",
"type": "analyst",
"value": "Xo\u00e1n M. Otero Jorge"
},
{
"lang": "en",
"type": "coordinator",
"value": "Secur0 CNA"
},
{
"lang": "en",
"type": "remediation developer",
"value": "Mario \u00c1lvarez Fern\u00e1ndez"
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"supportingMedia": [
{
"base64": false,
"type": "text/html",
"value": "Cross-site Scripting in the Markdown renderer in maalfer Pentestify before 2.3.2 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the application origin via a Markdown link whose URL contains a double quote, which closes the anchor\u0027s href attribute because the renderer\u0027s sanitization step does not escape quotes"
}
],
"value": "Cross-site Scripting in the Markdown renderer in maalfer Pentestify before 2.3.2 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the application origin via a Markdown link whose URL contains a double quote, which closes the anchor\u0027s href attribute because the renderer\u0027s sanitization step does not escape quotes"
}
],
"impacts": [
{
"capecId": "CAPEC-592",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CAPEC-592 Stored XSS"
}
]
}
],
"metrics": [
{
"cvssV4_0": {
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackRequirements": "NONE",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"baseScore": 5.1,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED",
"subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
"subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"subIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "PASSIVE",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N",
"version": "4.0",
"vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
"vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"vulnIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED"
},
"format": "CVSS",
"scenarios": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "GENERAL"
}
]
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-79",
"description": "CWE-79 Improper neutralization of input during web page generation (\u0027cross-site scripting\u0027)",
"lang": "en",
"type": "CWE"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-14T08:04:21.835Z",
"orgId": "4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a",
"shortName": "Secur0"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"patch"
],
"url": "https://github.com/ccyl13/Pentestify/commit/272f7d6033fd93fbc858835f55d616157041f123"
},
{
"tags": [
"release-notes"
],
"url": "https://github.com/ccyl13/Pentestify/releases/tag/v2.3.2"
},
{
"tags": [
"technical-description"
],
"url": "https://secur0.com/en/cna/cve-list/cve-2026-19744-stored-xss-in-pentestify-markdown-renderer-via-unescaped-quotes"
}
],
"solutions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"supportingMedia": [
{
"base64": false,
"type": "text/html",
"value": "Upgrade to version 2.3.2 or higher."
}
],
"value": "Upgrade to version 2.3.2 or higher."
}
],
"source": {
"discovery": "EXTERNAL"
},
"tags": [
"x_open-source"
],
"title": "Stored Cross-site Scripting in Pentestify Markdown renderer via unescaped quotes",
"x_generator": {
"engine": "Vulnogram 1.0.4"
}
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a",
"assignerShortName": "Secur0",
"cveId": "CVE-2026-19744",
"datePublished": "2026-08-13T15:41:00.862Z",
"dateReserved": "2026-08-13T14:08:42.626Z",
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-14T08:04:21.835Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.2",
"vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
"epss": {
"cve": "CVE-2026-19744",
"date": "2026-09-20",
"epss": "0.00358",
"percentile": "0.29573"
},
"nvd": {
"cve": {
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"modules": [
"Frontend Markdown renderer"
],
"product": "Pentestify",
"programFiles": [
"js/app.js"
],
"repo": "https://github.com/ccyl13/Pentestify",
"vendor": "maalfer",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "2.3.2",
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
}
],
"source": "4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Cross-site Scripting in the Markdown renderer in maalfer Pentestify before 2.3.2 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the application origin via a Markdown link whose URL contains a double quote, which closes the anchor\u0027s href attribute because the renderer\u0027s sanitization step does not escape quotes"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-19744",
"lastModified": "2026-09-01T20:52:27.110",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV40": [
{
"cvssData": {
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackRequirements": "NONE",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"baseScore": 5.1,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED",
"subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
"subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"subIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "PASSIVE",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"version": "4.0",
"vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
"vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"vulnIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED"
},
"source": "4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a",
"type": "Secondary"
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"ssvcData": {
"id": "CVE-2026-19744",
"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-08-13T17:13:20.741389Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"published": "2026-08-13T16:17:59.903",
"references": [
{
"source": "4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a",
"url": "https://github.com/ccyl13/Pentestify/commit/272f7d6033fd93fbc858835f55d616157041f123"
},
{
"source": "4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a",
"url": "https://github.com/ccyl13/Pentestify/releases/tag/v2.3.2"
},
{
"source": "4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a",
"url": "https://secur0.com/en/cna/cve-list/cve-2026-19744-stored-xss-in-pentestify-markdown-renderer-via-unescaped-quotes"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-79"
}
],
"source": "4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
}
},
"vulnrichment": {
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"content": {
"id": "CVE-2026-19744",
"options": [
{
"Exploitation": "none"
},
{
"Automatable": "no"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-08-13T17:13:20.741389Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
},
"type": "ssvc"
}
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-13T17:13:39.575Z",
"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"shortName": "CISA-ADP"
},
"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"modules": [
"Frontend Markdown renderer"
],
"product": "Pentestify",
"programFiles": [
"js/app.js"
],
"repo": "https://github.com/ccyl13/Pentestify",
"vendor": "maalfer",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "2.3.2",
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
}
],
"cpeApplicability": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:maalfer:pentestify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"versionEndExcluding": "2.3.2",
"versionStartIncluding": "0",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"negate": false,
"operator": "OR"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
],
"credits": [
{
"lang": "en",
"type": "finder",
"value": "Jaime Ram\u00edrez"
},
{
"lang": "en",
"type": "analyst",
"value": "Xo\u00e1n M. Otero Jorge"
},
{
"lang": "en",
"type": "coordinator",
"value": "Secur0 CNA"
},
{
"lang": "en",
"type": "remediation developer",
"value": "Mario \u00c1lvarez Fern\u00e1ndez"
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"supportingMedia": [
{
"base64": false,
"type": "text/html",
"value": "Cross-site Scripting in the Markdown renderer in maalfer Pentestify before 2.3.2 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the application origin via a Markdown link whose URL contains a double quote, which closes the anchor\u0027s href attribute because the renderer\u0027s sanitization step does not escape quotes"
}
],
"value": "Cross-site Scripting in the Markdown renderer in maalfer Pentestify before 2.3.2 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the application origin via a Markdown link whose URL contains a double quote, which closes the anchor\u0027s href attribute because the renderer\u0027s sanitization step does not escape quotes"
}
],
"impacts": [
{
"capecId": "CAPEC-592",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CAPEC-592 Stored XSS"
}
]
}
],
"metrics": [
{
"cvssV4_0": {
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackRequirements": "NONE",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"baseScore": 5.1,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED",
"subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
"subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"subIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "PASSIVE",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N",
"version": "4.0",
"vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
"vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"vulnIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED"
},
"format": "CVSS",
"scenarios": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "GENERAL"
}
]
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-79",
"description": "CWE-79 Improper neutralization of input during web page generation (\u0027cross-site scripting\u0027)",
"lang": "en",
"type": "CWE"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-14T08:04:21.835Z",
"orgId": "4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a",
"shortName": "Secur0"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"patch"
],
"url": "https://github.com/ccyl13/Pentestify/commit/272f7d6033fd93fbc858835f55d616157041f123"
},
{
"tags": [
"release-notes"
],
"url": "https://github.com/ccyl13/Pentestify/releases/tag/v2.3.2"
},
{
"tags": [
"technical-description"
],
"url": "https://secur0.com/en/cna/cve-list/cve-2026-19744-stored-xss-in-pentestify-markdown-renderer-via-unescaped-quotes"
}
],
"solutions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"supportingMedia": [
{
"base64": false,
"type": "text/html",
"value": "Upgrade to version 2.3.2 or higher."
}
],
"value": "Upgrade to version 2.3.2 or higher."
}
],
"source": {
"discovery": "EXTERNAL"
},
"tags": [
"x_open-source"
],
"title": "Stored Cross-site Scripting in Pentestify Markdown renderer via unescaped quotes",
"x_generator": {
"engine": "Vulnogram 1.0.4"
}
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a",
"assignerShortName": "Secur0",
"cveId": "CVE-2026-19744",
"datePublished": "2026-08-13T15:41:00.862Z",
"dateReserved": "2026-08-13T14:08:42.626Z",
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-14T08:04:21.835Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.2"
}
}
}
Loading…
Loading…
Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Loading…
The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
Loading…
Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
Loading…