CVE-2026-4983

Malicious SVG Icons Leading to Stored XSS in Eclipse Open VSX

Published Jun 23, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Open VSX Registry does not sanitize SVG files uploaded as extension icons prior to storage, and serves them with Content-Type: image/svg+xml without security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or Content-Disposition: attachment. This allows an attacker to publish an extension with a malicious SVG icon and achieve stored cross-site scripting (XSS) when a user navigates directly to the icon URL.




On deployments using local storage, script execution occurs within the Open VSX application origin, enabling session hijacking, authentication token theft, and unauthorized extension publishing. On deployments backed by external storage (such as open-vsx.org with an S3-backed CDN), execution is confined to the storage origin, reducing impact but still permitting phishing attacks and credential harvesting through attacker-crafted pages.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Eclipse
Eclipse open Vsx
Vendors & Products Eclipse
Eclipse open Vsx
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Title Malicious SVG Icons Leading to Stored XSS in Eclipse Open VSX
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Open VSX Registry does not sanitize SVG files uploaded as extension icons prior to storage, and serves them with Content-Type: image/svg+xml without security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or Content-Disposition: attachment. This allows an attacker to publish an extension with a malicious SVG icon and achieve stored cross-site scripting (XSS) when a user navigates directly to the icon URL. On deployments using local storage, script execution occurs within the Open VSX application origin, enabling session hijacking, authentication token theft, and unauthorized extension publishing. On deployments backed by external storage (such as open-vsx.org with an S3-backed CDN), execution is confined to the storage origin, reducing impact but still permitting phishing attacks and credential harvesting through attacker-crafted pages.
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
eclipse
Published
Updated
Jun 23, 2026, 12:03 PM
Reserved
Mar 27, 2026, 12:31 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 23, 2026, 12:16 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 11:10 PM