Stored XSS via inline download parameter
Published Aug 20, 2026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Stored XSS in SFTPGo before 2.7.3 allows attackers to execute script in a victim's browser via crafted file-download links. The inline query parameter in browsable-share and authenticated user file-download handlers suppresses Content-Disposition attachment, so attacker-supplied HTML stored in a share or home directory is returned as text/html in the SFTPGo web origin. Exploitation requires the attacker to place the file and send a victim a crafted link that the WebClient does not generate, so reachability is typically limited to public shares or shared folders and depends on social engineering.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in SFTPGo before 2.7.3 allows attackers to execute script in a victim's browser via crafted file-download links. The inline query parameter in browsable-share and authenticated user file-download handlers suppresses Content-Disposition attachment, so attacker-supplied HTML stored in a share or home directory is returned as text/html in the SFTPGo web origin. Exploitation requires the attacker to place the file and send a victim a crafted link that the WebClient does not generate, so reachability is typically limited to public shares or shared folders and depends on social engineering.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-49245
- Published
- Aug 20, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Vendor
- SOFTWARE ENGINEERING S.R.L.
- Product
- SFTPGo
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=>= 2.2.0 < 2.7.2
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