ERPNext 16.16.0 - Stored XSS in POS customer section via unescaped template literals

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2026-42840
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerFluid Attacks
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-03 19:16:38 UTC
Updated2026-06-03 20:16:20 UTC
DescriptionAn authenticated user can persist arbitrary HTML/JavaScript in the email_id or mobile_no fields of a Customer record and trigger unescaped rendering in the Point of Sale (POS) interface for every operator who selects that customer. This issue affects ERPNext: 16.16.0.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 5.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary5.1MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS5.1MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Passive
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
Low
Sub Integrity
Low
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Frappe ERPNext affected 16.16.0 Windows, MacOS, Linux

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/weeknd 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 fluidattacks.com
github.com/frappe/erpnext [email protected] github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Fluid Attacks' AI SAST Scanner (en)

CNA: Oscar Naveda (en)

© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report