@dependencytrack/frontend vulnerable to Persistent Cross-Site-Scripting via welcome message
Description
Since version 4.12.0, Dependency-Track users with the SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION permission can configure a "welcome message", which is HTML that is to be rendered on the login page for branding purposes.
When rendering the welcome message, Dependency-Track versions before 4.13.6 did not properly sanitize the HTML, allowing arbitrary JavaScript to be executed.
Impact
Users with the SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION permission (i.e., administrators), can exploit this weakness to execute arbitrary JavaScript for users browsing to the login page.
Patches
The issue has been fixed in version 4.13.6.
References
- The issue was introduced via: https://github.com/DependencyTrack/frontend/pull/986
- The issue was fixed via: https://github.com/DependencyTrack/frontend/pull/1378
Credit
Thanks to Jonas Benjamin Friedli for identifying and responsibly disclosing the issue.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | @dependencytrack/frontend | >= 4.12.0, < 4.13.6 | 4.13.6 |
References
- https://github.com/DependencyTrack/frontend/security/advisories/GHSA-7xvh-c266-cfr5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64758
- https://github.com/DependencyTrack/frontend/pull/1378
- https://github.com/DependencyTrack/frontend/pull/986
- https://github.com/DependencyTrack/frontend/commit/8fd757be612eaf4f35eadbe4c334204d7bd711be
- https://github.com/DependencyTrack/frontend
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- npm
- Package
@dependencytrack/frontend- Disclosed
- 17.11.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7xvh-c266-cfr5 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: @dependencytrack/frontend
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 10.2022 11.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 2
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 0
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