CVE-2026-115507
What it is
Vikunja 2.2.0 before 2.7.1 contains an HTML injection vulnerability in CreateConversationalHeader in pkg/notifications/mail.go that interpolates display names and task and project titles raw into email anchors. Authenticated users can craft titles or display names that close the anchor and inject phishing links into task-comment and task-mention notification emails sent to project members.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 5.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/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
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/18ff05932632c65dbc90a88118597989c6af4bf9
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/releases/tag/v2.7.1
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-rp33-8f2m-hm6j
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-rp33-8f2m-hm6j
References
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/blob/v2.7.0/pkg/notifications/mail.go#L132-L148
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/commit/18ff05932632c65dbc90a88118597989c6af4bf9
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/releases/tag/v2.7.1
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-rp33-8f2m-hm6j
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-2.2.0-before-2.7.1-html-injection-via-notification-email-header
- https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-rp33-8f2m-hm6j