Stored XSS via unescaped deletion reason
Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Stored XSS in comment-deletion notifications in HumHub 1.18.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute script in a victim session. A Space administrator can place HTML or JavaScript in the deletion reason, and CommentDeleted::html() interpolates that reason into notification HTML without encoding before the server returns it in response.output and the client appends it to the notification dropdown DOM. Exploitation requires Space-administrator access and the victim to open the notification UI; if the victim has broader privileges, the script can perform same-origin actions such as administrative account changes.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in comment-deletion notifications in HumHub 1.18.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute script in a victim session. A Space administrator can place HTML or JavaScript in the deletion reason, and CommentDeleted::html() interpolates that reason into notification HTML without encoding before the server returns it in response.output and the client appends it to the notification dropdown DOM. Exploitation requires Space-administrator access and the victim to open the notification UI; if the victim has broader privileges, the script can perform same-origin actions such as administrative account changes.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-18430
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- HumHub GmbH & Co. KG
- Product
- HumHub
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CAPEC-592, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.18.4
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- Fluid Attacks proof of concept for deletion-notification XSSproof of concept · demonstrated
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