GHSA-jp3q-wwp3-pwv9
Freeform Craft Plugin CP UI (builder/integrations) has Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | solspace/craft-freeform | >= 5.0.0, < 5.14.7 | 5.14.7 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
**Summary**
An authenticated, low-privilege user (able to create/edit forms) can inject arbitrary HTML/JS into the Craft Control Panel (CP) builder and integrations views. User-controlled form labels and integration metadata are rendered with `dangerouslySetInnerHTML` without sanitization, leading to stored XSS that executes when any admin views the builder/integration screens.
**Affected Product**
- Ecosystem: Packagist (Craft CMS plugin)
- Package: solspace/craft-freeform
- Version: <= 5.14.6 (latest observed). Likely all 5.x until patched.
**Details**
- Root cause: Multiple user-controlled strings (field labels, section labels, integration icons, short names, WYSIWYG previews) are injected into React components using `dangerouslySetInnerHTML` without sanitization.
- Evidence: `dangerouslySetInnerHTML` on user-controlled properties in bundled CP JS at [packages/plugin/src/Resources/js/client/client.js](packages/plugin/src/Resources/js/client/client.js#L1).
**PoCs**
- Label-based XSS:
1. In Craft CP, create/edit a Freeform field and set its label to `<img src=x onerror="alert('xss-label')">`.
2. Open the form builder view containing the field.
3. Alert executes (stored XSS).
- Integration icon SVG:
1. Set an integration "icon SVG" to `<svg><script>alert('xss-icon')</script></svg>`.
2. Open the integrations CP view.
3. Script executes.
**Impact**
Arbitrary JS in admin CP; session/CSRF token theft; potential full admin takeover via DOM-driven actions.
**Remediation**
- Sanitize/HTML-encode all user-controlled strings before passing to `dangerouslySetInnerHTML`, or avoid it for labels/titles/icons.
- Server-side: strip/escape disallowed tags on save for fields, integration metadata, WYSIWYG content.
- Add regression tests with `<img onerror>` payloads to ensure no execution in builder/integration views.
**Workarounds**
- Restrict form-edit permissions to trusted admins only until patched.
- Consider CSP that disallows inline scripts (defense-in-depth only).
**Credits**
- Discovered by https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveenkavinda/ | Prav33N-Sec.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/solspace/craft-freeform/security/advisories/GHSA-jp3q-wwp3-pwv9
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26188
- https://github.com/solspace/craft-freeform/commit/b9adad6cdf1eba5400aae8b1ae39bd7d4d33af5e
- https://github.com/solspace/craft-freeform
- https://github.com/solspace/craft-freeform/releases/tag/v5.14.7