CVE-2026-1520
rethinkdb Secondary Index cross site scripting
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- Jan 28, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 23, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 28, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was identified in rethinkdb up to 2.4.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Secondary Index Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.8 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 2.4 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 2.4 Low | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 3.3 Low | AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
rethinkdbn/a |
|
References
- VDB-343191 | rethinkdb Secondary Index cross site scriptingvdb-entry
- VDB-343191 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #738312 | rethinkdb V2.4.3(latest) cross-site scripting(XSS)third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/59lab/dbdb/blob/main/There%20is%20a%20cross-site%20scripting(XSS)%20vulnerability%20in%20the%20rethinkdb%20database.mdrelated
- https://github.com/59lab/dbdb/blob/main/There%20is%20a%20cross-site%20scripting(XSS)%20vulnerability%20in%20the%20rethinkdb%20database.md#pocexploit
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