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)
EPSS: 0.003 (26.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Mealie
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (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.