Statamic CMS vulnerable to privilege escalation via stored cross-site scripting
Impact
Stored XSS vulnerability in content titles allow authenticated users with content creation permissions to inject malicious JavaScript that executes when viewed by higher-privileged users.
Source excerpt · OSVMalicious user must have an account with control panel access and content creation permissions.
Affected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| From 6.0.0 before 6.2.3Ecosystem versions | 6.2.3 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-ff9r-ww9c-43x8
View original version evidence (5 explicit versions)
Original source description
Impact
Stored XSS vulnerability in content titles allow authenticated users with content creation permissions to inject malicious JavaScript that executes when viewed by higher-privileged users.
Malicious user must have an account with control panel access and content creation permissions.
This vulnerability can be exploited to allow super admin accounts to be created.
Patches
This has been fixed in 6.2.3.
References
- Security advisory github.com/statamic/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-ff9r-ww9c-43x8
- Security advisory nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25759
- Patch github.com/statamic/cms/commit/6ed4f65f3387686d6dbd816e9b4f18a8d9736ff6
- Source reference github.com/statamic/cms
- Release notes github.com/statamic/cms/releases/tag/v6.2.3