CVE-2026-73161
cti-transmute Conversion Table Allows XSS via Unescaped Cell Content During Search Highlighting
Description
Affected versions of cti-transmute improperly handle conversion-table values passed through the search highlighting feature. The highlight() function previously returned the underlying text directly when no search query was supplied, or performed a regex replacement that inserted <mark> tags without first escaping the original content. Because the resulting value is used by an HTML-rendering sink, malicious markup contained in conversion data could be interpreted as HTML rather than displayed as text. The fix introduces a shared highlightMatches() helper that first converts special characters such as <, >, &, and quotes into HTML entities. Only after escaping does the code insert the application-controlled <mark> element used for search highlighting.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 11, 2026, 9:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 11, 2026, 9:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8 |
Solution
- Update cti-transmute to include HTML entity escaping for search highlighting.
- Review and sanitize all conversion-table data.
- Ensure all HTML rendering sinks properly escape user input.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2026-73161.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/MISP/cti-transmute/commit/ac495641ef3ca927676a73ba8f1bcdfd952413df |
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New CVE Received by 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8
Aug. 11, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://github.com/MISP/cti-transmute', 'vendor': 'MISP', 'product': 'cti-transmute', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '1.4.0'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description Affected versions of cti-transmute improperly handle conversion-table values passed through the search highlighting feature. The highlight() function previously returned the underlying text directly when no search query was supplied, or performed a regex replacement that inserted <mark> tags without first escaping the original content. Because the resulting value is used by an HTML-rendering sink, malicious markup contained in conversion data could be interpreted as HTML rather than displayed as text. The fix introduces a shared highlightMatches() helper that first converts special characters such as <, >, &, and quotes into HTML entities. Only after escaping does the code insert the application-controlled <mark> element used for search highlighting. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/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 CWE CWE-79 Added CWE CWE-116 Added Reference https://github.com/MISP/cti-transmute/commit/ac495641ef3ca927676a73ba8f1bcdfd952413df