CVE-2025-56795
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
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.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.0
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2025-09-29 17:15:31.960000
Last modified
2026-11-07 17:10:00.240000
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