Description
A vulnerability was found in stephen-kruger bluebox up to 4.5.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation of the argument code results in cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report.
Published: 2026-07-05
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability allows a malicious payload in an "argument code" parameter to be reflected into the web page and executed by the victim’s browser, creating a classic reflected cross‑site scripting weakness (CWE‑79). The same flaw also permits execution of arbitrary code fragments, making it a code‑injection vulnerability (CWE‑94). The affected functionality is not fully described, but the ability to inject and run scripts remotely is the primary impact.

Affected Systems

The flaw compromises Stephen‑Kruger Bluebox versions up to and including 4.5.12. Users running any of these releases are potentially exposed until a patch is applied or mitigated. No other versions were identified as affected in the current advisory.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.3 indicates moderate severity, and the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a very low likelihood of public exploitation at the time of this analysis. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers can exploit the flaw remotely by manipulating the "argument code" parameter; because the payload is reflected into browser‑side code, successful exploitation results in the execution of arbitrary scripts within the victim’s browsing context.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 1, 2026 at 19:27 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest available patch or upgrade Bluebox to a version newer than 4.5.12 after the vendor releases a fix.
  • Validate and encode any user‑supplied "argument code" on the server side before including it in HTML or JavaScript to prevent injected scripts from executing.
  • Deploy a strict Content Security Policy that blocks inline scripts and limits script loading to trusted origins to reduce the impact of any residual injection.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 1, 2026 at 19:27 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 05 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability was found in stephen-kruger bluebox up to 4.5.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation of the argument code results in cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report.
Title stephen-kruger bluebox cross site scripting
First Time appeared Stephen-kruger
Stephen-kruger bluebox
Weaknesses CWE-79
CWE-94
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:stephen-kruger:bluebox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Stephen-kruger
Stephen-kruger bluebox
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


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Stephen-kruger Bluebox
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-06T16:50:40.926Z

Reserved: 2026-07-04T05:46:21.381Z

Link: CVE-2026-14704

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-06T16:45:59.825Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-07-05T06:16:28.420

Modified: 2026-07-06T18:16:39.393

Link: CVE-2026-14704

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-01T19:30:10Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

  • CWE-94

    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')