CVE-2026-17025
graphene: graphene: Stored Cross-Site Scripting via profile fields
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 10, 2026
Updated · October 12, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in graphene. Due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in user profile fields, an authenticated attacker with low-level privileges can conduct stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. By injecting malicious scripts into profile fields, an attacker can execute arbitrary script code in the browser of any user viewing the affected page, potentially compromising user sessions or exposing sensitive information.
Statement
This vulnerability is rated as Moderate impact because exploitation requires existing subscriber account privileges and victim interaction to execute stored payloads in a browser. The affected component is an upstream WordPress theme rather than the core graphics library package distributed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. As Red Hat products do not package or deploy this WordPress theme, supported environments are not exposed to this flaw under default configurations.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')