Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting shaarli package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-SHAARLI-17375083
  • published18 Jun 2026
  • disclosed17 Jun 2026

Introduced: 17 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-48822  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:13 shaarli.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream shaarli package and not the shaarli package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

Shaarli is a personal bookmarking service. Versions 0.16.1 and prior contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Markdown-to-HTML conversion process used in the Bookmark Description field. An authenticated user can inject a malicious javascript: URI inside a Markdown link. The vulnerability originates in the filterProtocols method within BookmarkMarkdownFormatter.php.This method attempts to sanitize Markdown links by filtering dangerous protocols (such as javascript:) before rendering. It uses the following regular expression: (#]((.*?))#is). This regex is designed to detect inline Markdown links, but it fails to detect Markdown reference-style links because reference-style links are resolved by the Markdown parser after preprocessing. The filterProtocols method never inspects the actual URL used in these references and as a result, an attacker can supply a javascript: URI inside a reference definition. This issue has been fixed in version 0.16.2.