CVE-2026-40229

Helpy contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the post author display logic. Any registered user can persist arbitrary HTML in their account name field and cause it to be rendered unescaped in public forum threads where they participate, in the admin ticket view, and in HTML notification emails sent to other users.This issue affects helpy: 2.8.0.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/offspring	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/helpyio/helpy	Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:helpy.io:helpy:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

01 May 2026, 12:25

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.4
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:helpy.io:helpy:2.8.0:::::::*
References	~~() https://fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/offspring -~~	() https://fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/offspring - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://github.com/helpyio/helpy -~~	() https://github.com/helpyio/helpy - Product
First Time		Helpy.io Helpy.io helpy

30 Apr 2026, 15:11

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-29 16:16

Updated : 2026-05-01 12:25

NVD link : CVE-2026-40229

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40229

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40229

JSON object : View

Products Affected

helpy.io

helpy

CWE

CWE-79

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

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