Description
A vulnerability was found in Cockpit up to 2.11.3. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /system/users/save. The manipulation of the argument name/email leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 2.11.4 is able to address this issue. The patch is named bdcd5e3bc651c0839c7eea807f3eb6af856dbc76. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure and acted very professional. A patch and new release was made available very quickly.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.314819
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.314819
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.605594
Release Notes patch
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/releases/tag/2.11.4
Scores
CVSS v3
3.5
EPSS
0.0020
EPSS Percentile
42.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-94
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (2)
agentejo/cockpit
< 2.11.3
cockpit-hq/cockpit
0 - 2.11.4Packagist
Published
Jul 04, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026