CVE-2026-25488 Craft Commerce has Stored XSS in Tax Categories (Name & Description) Fields Leading to Potential Privilege Escalation
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into Tax Category fields, leading to code execution and privilege escalation in the admin panel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-25488?
CVE-2026-25488 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in craftcms commerce, published on 3 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Craft Commerce is an ecommerce platform for Craft CMS. In versions from 4.0.0-RC1 to 4.10.0 and from 5.0.0 to 5.5.1, a stored XSS vulnerability in Craft Commerce allows attackers to execute malicious JavaScript in an administrator’s browser. This occurs because the Tax Categories (Name & Description) fields in the Store Management section are not properly sanitized before being displayed in the admin panel. This issue has been patched in versions 4.10.1 and 5.5.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-25488?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including craftcms/commerce. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
craftcms/commerce Packagist | From 4.0.0-RC1 | 4.10.1 |
craftcms/commerce Packagist | From 4.0.0-RC1 | 4.10.1 |
craftcms/commerce Packagist | From 5.0.0-RC1 | 5.5.2 |
craftcms/commerce Packagist | From 5.0.0-RC1 | 5.5.2 |
Products include Craftcms Craft Commerce.
How do I fix CVE-2026-25488?
Upgrade craftcms/commerce to a fixed version for your release line: 4.10.1 or 5.5.2.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-25488 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-25488 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in craftcms commerce
- CVE-2026-29172 Craft Commerce has a SQL Injection in Commerce Purchasables Table Sorting
- CVE-2026-29174 Craft Commerce has a SQL Injection in Commerce Inventory Table Sorting
- CVE-2026-29175 Multiple Stored XSS in Commerce Inventory Page Leading to Session Hijacking
- CVE-2026-31867 Craft Commerce has a Potential IDOR in Commerce carts
- CVE-2026-25482 Craft Commerce has Stored DOM XSS in Order Status Name (Reflects in "Recent Orders" Dashboard Widget)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p6w8-q63m-72c8.