CVE-2026-24743
Published: 18 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-24743 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Invoiceplane Invoiceplane. Its CVSS base score is 5.7 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique JavaScript (T1059.007); ranked at the 18.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
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Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Stored XSS via unsanitized SVG upload directly enables persistent JavaScript execution (T1059.007) within the web app context and facilitates browser session hijacking through injected scripts (T1185).
NVD Description
InvoicePlane is a self-hosted open source application for managing invoices, clients, and payments. A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability occurs in the upload Invoice Logo functions of InvoicePlane version 1.7.0. The Upload Invoice Logo function allows the application to upload…
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svg files. Although administrator privileges are required to exploit it, this is still considered a critical vulnerability as it can cause actions such as unauthorized modification of application data, creation of persistent backdoors through stored malicious scripts, and full compromise of the application's integrity. Version 1.7.1 patches the issue.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-24743 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, classified under CWE-79, affecting InvoicePlane version 1.7.0, a self-hosted open-source application for managing invoices, clients, and payments. The issue resides in the Upload Invoice Logo function, which permits the upload of SVG files without adequate sanitization, enabling the injection of malicious scripts that persist and execute in the context of the application.
An attacker with administrator privileges (PR:H) can exploit this vulnerability over the network (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L) but requires user interaction (UI:R), as indicated by the CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.7 (C:L/I:H/A:L). Successful exploitation allows the creation of persistent backdoors via stored malicious scripts, unauthorized modification of application data, and full compromise of the application's integrity.
InvoicePlane version 1.7.1 addresses the vulnerability with a patch, as detailed in the project's GitHub commit (93622f2df88a860d89bfee56012cabb2942061d6) and security advisory (GHSA-485m-4725-2428). Security practitioners should upgrade to the patched version and review access controls for administrative functions involving file uploads.
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