CVE-2026-42052
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Beets is the media library management system. Prior to version 2.10.0, the bundled web UI uses Underscore template interpolation mode <%= ... %> for untrusted metadata fields. In this runtime, <%= ... %> is raw insertion and HTML escaping is only performed by <%- ... %>. Rendered output is then inserted with .html(...), allowing attacker-controlled markup to become active DOM. This issue has been patched in version 2.10.0.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.0
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-04 18:16:30.063000
Last modified
2026-10-26 19:10:00.163000
View original CVE JSON
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"id": "CVE-2026-42052",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-05-04T18:16:30.063",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T19:10:00.163",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"value": "Beets is the media library management system. Prior to version 2.10.0, the bundled web UI uses Underscore template interpolation mode <%= ... %> for untrusted metadata fields. In this runtime, <%= ... %> is raw insertion and HTML escaping is only performed by <%- ... %>. Rendered output is then inserted with .html(...), allowing attacker-controlled markup to become active DOM. This issue has been patched in version 2.10.0."
},
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"value": "Beets es el sistema de gestión de bibliotecas multimedia. Antes de la versión 2.10.0, la interfaz de usuario web incluida utiliza el modo de interpolación de plantillas de Underscore <%= ... %> para campos de metadatos no confiables. En este entorno de ejecución, <%= ... %> es una inserción directa y el escape de HTML solo lo realiza <%- ... %>. La salida renderizada se inserta luego con .html(...), permitiendo que el marcado controlado por el atacante se convierta en DOM activo. Este problema ha sido parcheado en la versión 2.10.0."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "beetbox",
"product": "beets",
"versions": [
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"status": "affected"
}
]
}
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],
"metrics": {
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "4.0",
"vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
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"attackComplexity": "LOW",
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"integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
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"type": "Secondary",
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"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/beetbox/beets/releases/tag/v2.10.0",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/beetbox/beets/security/advisories/GHSA-3gxm-wfjx-m847",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/06/msg00030.html",
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