Weblate is a web based localization tool. Prior to version 5.17.1, the Markdown renderer used in user comments and other user-provided content didn't properly sanitize some attributes. This issue has been patched in version 5.17.1.

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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5cmv-3rc4-7279 Weblate vulnerable to XSS via crafted Markdown
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Thu, 07 May 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Weblate
Weblate weblate
Vendors & Products Weblate
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Thu, 07 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 07 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Description Weblate is a web based localization tool. Prior to version 5.17.1, the Markdown renderer used in user comments and other user-provided content didn't properly sanitize some attributes. This issue has been patched in version 5.17.1.
Title Weblate is vulnerable to XSS via crafted Markdown
Weaknesses CWE-80
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-07T15:05:39.272Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T16:33:55.845Z

Link: CVE-2026-44264

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-07T15:04:55.310Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-07T15:16:10.760

Modified: 2026-05-07T15:46:27.607

Link: CVE-2026-44264

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-07T18:00:11Z

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