gohugoio Hugo up to 0.161.x cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in gohugoio Hugo up to 0.161.x. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-50133. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in gohugoio Hugo up to 0.161.x. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Hugo is a static site generator. Prior to 0.162.0, Hugo accepts content files in several markup formats. Files mapped to the text/html media type (typically .html files under /content, or pages produced by a content adapter that sets content.mediaType = "text/html") had their body emitted verbatim into the rendered page. A site that ingests HTML content from an untrusted source could therefore be served stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.162.0.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-50133 since 06/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 0.162.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: Hugo 0.162.0

Timelineinfo

06/03/2026 CVE reserved
07/06/2026 +33 days Advisory disclosed
07/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-50133 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-50133
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-376514

Entryinfo

Created: 07/06/2026 22:28
Changes: 07/06/2026 22:28 (52)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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