CVE-2026-42840 (GCVE-0-2026-42840)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-03 17:35 – Updated: 2026-06-03 18:59
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ERPNext 16.16.0 - Stored XSS in POS customer section via unescaped template literals
Summary
An authenticated user can persist arbitrary HTML/JavaScript in the email_id or mobile_no fields of a Customer record and trigger unescaped rendering in the Point of Sale (POS) interface for every operator who selects that customer.
This issue affects ERPNext: 16.16.0.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-03 18:59 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/weeknd | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/frappe/erpnext | product |
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