CVE-2026-1520

A vulnerability was identified in rethinkdb up to 2.4.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Secondary Index Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CVSS v3 2.4 LOW
CVSS v2.0 3.3 LOW

2.4^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

3.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 6.4 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication MULTIPLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/59lab/dbdb/blob/main/There%20is%20a%20cross-site%20scripting(XSS)%20vulnerability%20in%20the%20rethinkdb%20database.md
https://github.com/59lab/dbdb/blob/main/There%20is%20a%20cross-site%20scripting(XSS)%20vulnerability%20in%20the%20rethinkdb%20database.md#poc
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.343191
https://vuldb.com/?id.343191
https://vuldb.com/?submit.738312

Configurations

No configuration.

History

15 Apr 2026, 00:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Una vulnerabilidad fue identificada en rethinkdb hasta 2.4.3. Afectada por este problema es alguna funcionalidad desconocida del componente Secondary Index Handler. Dicha manipulación conduce a cross-site scripting. Es posible lanzar el ataque de forma remota. El exploit está disponible públicamente y podría ser utilizado. El proveedor fue contactado con antelación sobre esta divulgación pero no respondió de ninguna manera.

28 Jan 2026, 15:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-28 15:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:15

NVD link : CVE-2026-1520

Mitre link : CVE-2026-1520

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-1520

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-79

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

CWE-94

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

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