Description
Ech0 before 4.7.3 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the public RSS feed where tag names and markdown content are rendered without HTML escaping. Attackers with admin privileges can inject malicious tag names or raw HTML in echo content that executes as JavaScript in RSS readers that render HTML-type summaries, affecting anonymous subscribers and other users.
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Ech0 before version 4.7.3 contains a stored cross‑site scripting flaw in the public RSS feed. Tag names and markdown content are rendered without escaping, allowing an attacker with admin rights to inject JavaScript or malformed HTML into content that is later delivered to RSS readers.

Affected Systems

Ech0’s Ech0 application, versions earlier than 4.7.3 are vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 4.8, indicating moderate severity. Exploitation requires an adversary to have administrative privileges in order to inject malicious tag names or raw HTML. Once injected, the script executes in any RSS reader that renders the feed, affecting anonymous subscribers and other users who consume the feed. No exploit probability score is available and the vulnerability is not yet listed in CISA’s KEV catalog.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 25, 2026 at 12:23 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Ech0 to version 4.7.3 or later where the RSS tag rendering is properly escaped.
  • Restrict administrative access so that only trusted users can publish content that contains custom tag names or Markdown; enforce strict input validation for tag names and content.
  • Consider implementing a Content Security Policy on RSS readers or disabling HTML rendering for feed summaries to reduce the impact of any residual XSS content.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 25, 2026 at 12:23 UTC.

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History

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Ech0 before 4.7.3 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the public RSS feed where tag names and markdown content are rendered without HTML escaping. Attackers with admin privileges can inject malicious tag names or raw HTML in echo content that executes as JavaScript in RSS readers that render HTML-type summaries, affecting anonymous subscribers and other users.
Title Ech0 before 4.7.3 Stored XSS via RSS feed tag names
First Time appeared Ech0
Ech0 ech0
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ech0:ech0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ech0
Ech0 ech0
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T11:33:26.721Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T11:09:11.171Z

Link: CVE-2026-79663

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T12:16:33.627

Modified: 2026-08-25T12:16:33.627

Link: CVE-2026-79663

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-25T12:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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