9.3
CRITICAL CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-12048
pgAdmin 4: Stored XSS via untrusted error and plan-node text rendered through html-react-parser
Description

Stored cross-site scripting in pgAdmin 4's error-rendering and plan-node-rendering paths. Text returned by a PostgreSQL server (ErrorResponse messages, including object names quoted back inside relation-does-not-exist errors and inside EXPLAIN Recheck Cond / Exact Heap Blocks fields) was passed verbatim through html-react-parser at every user-facing sink — the notifier toasts, FormFooterMessage / FormInput help and error areas, FormNote, ModalProvider AlertContent and confirmDelete, ToolErrorView, the Explain visualiser's NodeText panel, the SQL editor confirm dialogs, ConfirmSaveContent, PreferencesHelper modal alerts, and SelectThemes helper text. A PostgreSQL server an attacker controls — or any server returning attacker-influenced text such as a table or column name a low-privilege database user can create — could inject arbitrary HTML (including <iframe>) into the pgAdmin DOM the moment the victim's pgAdmin connected to that server or viewed an Explain plan that referenced the crafted object. The injected iframe's srcdoc could fetch attacker-served JavaScript and, by writing to parent.location, redirect the victim's top-level pgAdmin browser tab to an attacker-controlled URL. Because the injection originates from inside pgAdmin's own interface, standard anti-clickjacking controls (X-Frame-Options, Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors) do not mitigate it. A phishing page rendered inside the legitimate pgAdmin window is indistinguishable from a genuine pgAdmin dialog. Fix combines three complementary layers. (1) DOMPurify sanitisation is wrapped around every html-react-parser call site reachable from notifier, alert, form-error, Explain, and SQL-editor flows. (2) A new plain-text rendering contract — SafeMessage / SafeHtmlMessage components plus Notifier.errorText / alertText / warningText / infoText / successText helpers — is introduced; around fifty callers across browser, tools, dashboard, debugger, misc, llm, preferences, schema diff, and the SQL editor that previously interpolated backend-derived strings are migrated to the plain-text variants. (3) Backend HTML-escape is applied at the post-connection-SQL handler (execute_post_connection_sql) via a new sanitize_external_text helper, so third-party JSON consumers (audit logs, API clients) never receive raw markup either; the Explain plan-info renderer is also patched to _.escape Recheck Cond and Exact Heap Blocks at construction (matching every sibling field), giving defence in depth even before DOMPurify runs. This issue affects pgAdmin 4: from 6.0 before 9.16.

INFO

Published Date :

June 19, 2026, 12:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 29, 2026, 3:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-12048 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pgadmin pgadmin_4
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
Solution
Sanitize external text, use safe rendering components, and escape HTML for defense.
  • Sanitize all external text rendered by the application.
  • Use safe rendering components for displaying text.
  • Escape HTML on the backend for external consumers.
  • Update pgAdmin 4 to version 9.16 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/9e370d3cb67b83b3945f82969c959fad3f926517 Patch
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/10068 Issue Tracking Patch
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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 29, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) 9.16
    Added Reference Type PostgreSQL: https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/9e370d3cb67b83b3945f82969c959fad3f926517 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type PostgreSQL: https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/10068 Types: Issue Tracking, Patch
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jun. 22, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-12048', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-06-22T19:15:27.799712Z'}
  • New CVE Received by f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007

    Jun. 19, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4', 'vendor': 'pgadmin.org', 'modules': ['Notifier', 'Form Components', 'Modal Provider', 'Explain Visualiser', 'Driver'], 'product': 'pgAdmin 4', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.0', 'lessThan': '9.16', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'programFiles': ['https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/blob/master/web/pgadmin/static/js/components/FormComponents.jsx', 'https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/blob/master/web/pgadmin/static/js/Notifier.jsx', 'https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/blob/master/web/pgadmin/utils/driver/psycopg3/connection.py', 'https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/blob/master/web/pgadmin/tools/erd/static/js/erd_tool/components/Explain/Analysis.jsx'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added Description Stored cross-site scripting in pgAdmin 4's error-rendering and plan-node-rendering paths. Text returned by a PostgreSQL server (ErrorResponse messages, including object names quoted back inside relation-does-not-exist errors and inside EXPLAIN Recheck Cond / Exact Heap Blocks fields) was passed verbatim through html-react-parser at every user-facing sink — the notifier toasts, FormFooterMessage / FormInput help and error areas, FormNote, ModalProvider AlertContent and confirmDelete, ToolErrorView, the Explain visualiser's NodeText panel, the SQL editor confirm dialogs, ConfirmSaveContent, PreferencesHelper modal alerts, and SelectThemes helper text. A PostgreSQL server an attacker controls — or any server returning attacker-influenced text such as a table or column name a low-privilege database user can create — could inject arbitrary HTML (including <iframe>) into the pgAdmin DOM the moment the victim's pgAdmin connected to that server or viewed an Explain plan that referenced the crafted object. The injected iframe's srcdoc could fetch attacker-served JavaScript and, by writing to parent.location, redirect the victim's top-level pgAdmin browser tab to an attacker-controlled URL. Because the injection originates from inside pgAdmin's own interface, standard anti-clickjacking controls (X-Frame-Options, Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors) do not mitigate it. A phishing page rendered inside the legitimate pgAdmin window is indistinguishable from a genuine pgAdmin dialog. Fix combines three complementary layers. (1) DOMPurify sanitisation is wrapped around every html-react-parser call site reachable from notifier, alert, form-error, Explain, and SQL-editor flows. (2) A new plain-text rendering contract — SafeMessage / SafeHtmlMessage components plus Notifier.errorText / alertText / warningText / infoText / successText helpers — is introduced; around fifty callers across browser, tools, dashboard, debugger, misc, llm, preferences, schema diff, and the SQL editor that previously interpolated backend-derived strings are migrated to the plain-text variants. (3) Backend HTML-escape is applied at the post-connection-SQL handler (execute_post_connection_sql) via a new sanitize_external_text helper, so third-party JSON consumers (audit logs, API clients) never receive raw markup either; the Explain plan-info renderer is also patched to _.escape Recheck Cond and Exact Heap Blocks at construction (matching every sibling field), giving defence in depth even before DOMPurify runs. This issue affects pgAdmin 4: from 6.0 before 9.16.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/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
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CWE CWE-116
    Added Reference https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/9e370d3cb67b83b3945f82969c959fad3f926517
    Added Reference https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/10068
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