CVE-2026-25500CWE-79

Rack's Stored XSS in Rack::Directory via javascript: filenames rendered into anchor href

Medium · published February 18, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
23.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Prior to versions 2.2.22, 3.1.20, and 3.2.5, `Rack::Directory` generates an HTML directory index where each file entry is rendered as a clickable link. If a file exists on disk whose basename starts with the `javascript:` scheme (e.g. `javascript:alert(1)`), the generated index contains an anchor whose `href` is exactly `javascript:alert(1)`. Clicking the entry executes JavaScript in the browser (demonstrated with `alert(1)`). Versions 2.2.22, 3.1.20, and 3.2.5 fix the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00317 · 23.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-02-18T18:59Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 FEB 18:59Z
    Rack's Stored XSS in Rack::Directory via javascript: filenames rendered into anchor href
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