High

ipl/web is vulnerable to reflected XSS by malformed search requests

  • Disclosed: 29.04.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Impact

The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious Javascript into a victim's browser to run it in the context of Icinga Web. The victim needs to visit a specifically prepared website and may have no immediate chance to notice any wrongdoing.

Patches

Version 0.13.1 includes a fix for this. It will be published as part of icinga-php-library version 0.19.2.

Workarounds

Enable the Content-Security-Policy (CSP) in the general configuration of Icinga Web available since version 2.12.0.

References

None

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package ipl/web >= 0.11.0, < 0.13.1, < 0.10.3 0.13.1, 0.10.3

References

CVSS score 7.6/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
Composer
Package
ipl/web
Disclosed
29.04.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-55wf-5m3q-6jjf - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: ipl/web

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
08.2024 04.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2024: 1
  2. 2025: 0
  3. 2026: 1
  1. ipl/web is vulnerable to reflected XSS by malformed search requests this entry
    High · 7.6 CVE-2026-42224 >= 0.11.0, < 0.13.1, < 0.10.3 0.13.1, 0.10.3

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