CVE-2026-24050
Zulip affected by Stored XSS in user profile modal
Description
Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. From 5.0 to before 11.5, some administrative actions on the user profile were susceptible to stored XSS in group names or channel names. Exploiting these vulnerabilities required the user explicitly interacting with the problematic object. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.5.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 6, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 6, 2026, 9:57 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Zulip to version 11.5 or later.
- Avoid using special characters in group names.
- Avoid using special characters in channel names.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. From 5.0 to before 11.5, some administrative actions on the user profile were susceptible to stored XSS in group names or channel names. Exploiting these vulnerabilities required the user explicitly interacting with the problematic object. This vulnerability is fixed in 11.5. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-79 Added Reference https://github.com/zulip/zulip/commit/e6093d9e4788f4d82236d856c5ed7b16767886a7 Added Reference https://github.com/zulip/zulip/releases/tag/11.5 Added Reference https://github.com/zulip/zulip/security/advisories/GHSA-56qv-8823-6fq9 Added Reference https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/overview/changelog.html#zulip-server-11-5