CVE-2026-42839
published 2026-06-03CVE-2026-42839: An authenticated ERPNext user with Item record edit permissions can persist arbitrary HTML/JavaScript in the item_name, description, or image fields of an Item…
PriorityP424medium4.8CVSS 4.0
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EPSS
0.26%
17.3th percentile
An authenticated ERPNext user with Item record edit permissions can persist arbitrary HTML/JavaScript in the item_name, description, or image fields of an Item and trigger unescaped rendering in the Point of Sale (POS) cart interface for every operator who adds that item to a transaction.This issue affects ERPNext: 16.16.0.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| frappe | erpnext | — | — |
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GHSA
An authenticated ERPNext user with Item record edit permissions can persist arbitrary HTML/JavaScript in the item_name, description, or image fields of an Item and trigger unescaped rendering in the P
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-06-03
CVE-2026-42839 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 An authenticated ERPNext user with Item record edit permissions can persist arbitrary HTML/JavaScript in the item_name, description, or image fields of an Item and trigger unescaped rendering in the P
An authenticated ERPNext user with Item record edit permissions can persist arbitrary HTML/JavaScript in the item_name, description, or image fields of an Item and trigger unescaped rendering in the Point of Sale (POS) cart interface for every operator who adds that item to a transaction.This issue affects ERPNext: 16.16.0.
VulDB
Frappe ERPNext 16.16.0 Description item_name/description/image cross site scripting
vuldb·2026-06-03·CVSS 4.8
CVE-2026-42839 [MEDIUM] Frappe ERPNext 16.16.0 Description item_name/description/image cross site scripting
A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Frappe ERPNext 16.16.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Description Handler. The manipulation of the argument item_name/description/image leads to cross site scripting.
This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-42839. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2026-06-03
Published