CVE-2026-44977: countly-server: Stored XSS in feedback upload enables app-admin to compromise global admin session context
- Is it exploited?
Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.4%
EPSS score, percentile 37.8 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record lists exploitation as poc.
- How severe?
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- < 24.05.50
- >= 25.03, < 25.03.44
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-29_0000Z, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | < 24.05.50 |
| Affected | >= 25.03, < 25.03.44 |
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-29_0000Z, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
countly-server is the server-side part of Countly, a product analytics solution. Prior to 24.05.50 and 25.03.44, plugins/star-rating/api/api.js allows a non-global application administrator to use uploadFeedbackFile to store attacker-controlled active content while trusting the supplied MIME type. plugins/star-rating/frontend/app.js publicly serves the stored content from feedback/preview/ with t…
Summary: CVE record, as of .
- CISA has not added CVE-2026-44977 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- The CVE record was published on 16 Oct 2026.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.0 (Critical), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.4% (percentile 37.8), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation poc, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-29_0000Z, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of . About the data.
Description
countly-server: Stored XSS in feedback upload enables app-admin to compromise global admin session context
countly-server is the server-side part of Countly, a product analytics solution. Prior to 24.05.50 and 25.03.44, plugins/star-rating/api/api.js allows a non-global application administrator to use uploadFeedbackFile to store attacker-controlled active content while trusting the supplied MIME type. plugins/star-rating/frontend/app.js publicly serves the stored content from feedback/preview/ with the attacker-influenced Content-Type, so a global administrator who opens the preview executes the payload in the Countly origin and exposes authenticated session capabilities, including auth_token and csrf_token values. This issue is fixed in versions 24.05.50 and 25.03.44.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-29_0000Z, as of . About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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References
- https://github.com/Countly/countly-server/security/advisories/GHSA-jqp4-p86c-phxc
- https://github.com/Countly/countly-server/commit/ae899f37bc6d70c1b44859756ce80a204ae72631
- https://github.com/Countly/countly-server/commit/fcb16c808c0fdb6dc99fe9c66de7fc560b3a9c41
- https://github.com/Countly/countly-server/releases/tag/24.05.50
- https://github.com/Countly/countly-server/releases/tag/25.03.44