# CVE-2026-89268: QloApps through 1.7.0 Reflected XSS via List Filter Parameters

> Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in authenticated users' sessions via unescaped list filter parameters, leading to data theft and account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-crrq-mjw6-39qp

## What is CVE-2026-89268?

CVE-2026-89268 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Webkul QloApps, published on 12 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

QloApps through 1.7.0 renders back-office list filter POST parameters into HTML input value attributes without escaping them in the list helper template. Attackers can induce authenticated users to submit crafted POST requests with malicious payloads to list controllers, executing arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's session to read administrative data and perform actions.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-89268?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-89268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-89268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-89268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-89268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-89268 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-89268 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Webkul QloApps, published on 12 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-89268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Webkul QloApps. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-89268/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-89268/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89268
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89268
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-89268

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-89268/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.