Cross site scripting in automad/automad

MEDIUM 5.4CVE-2021-37502 · GHSA-q3c8-65q7-9v78 · Published 03/02/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-37502 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability affecting automad/automad, automad (automad).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.52%, higher than 44.2% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 1.8.0 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
automad/automad Packagist	`< 1.8.0`	`1.8.0`
automad automad	`= 1.7.5`	No fix yet

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in automad 1.7.5 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via the user name field when adding a user.

NVD description

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in automad 1.7.5 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via the user name field when adding a user.

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

Packagist

< 1.8.0

1.8.0

= 1.7.5

No fix yet

Description

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in automad 1.7.5 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via the user name field when adding a user.

NVD description

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in automad 1.7.5 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via the user name field when adding a user.

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