What is CVE-2026-23497?

CVE-2026-23497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frappe Learning, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-23497?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Frappe Learning

CVE-2026-23497

Frappe Learning Management System (LMS) is a learning system that helps users structure their content. In 2.44.0 and earlier, there is a stored XSS vulnerability where a specially crafted image filename could execute malicious JavaScript when rendered on course or jobs pages.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2026-01-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Frappe Learning
Frappe Lms — versions <= 2.44.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

github.com/frappe/lms/security/advisories/GHSA-78mq-3whw-69j5 (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/frappe/lms/commit/e7ccf0a711d0e0ab5e6b28b7a1e4e0510b6b9543 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23497?: CVE-2026-23497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frappe Learning, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-23497?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.