XSS in Mealie
CVE-2025-56795
Mealie 3.0.1 and earlier is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the recipe creation functionality. Unsanitized user input in the "note" and "text" fields of the "/api/recipes/{recipe_name}" endpoint is rendered in the frontend without proper escaping leading to persistent XSS.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/mealie-recipes/mealie/issues/5677 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/mealie-recipes/mealie/pull/5754 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/B1tBreaker/CVE-2025-56795 (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-56795?
- CVE-2025-56795 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mealie, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2025-09-29.
- How severe is CVE-2025-56795?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-56795 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.