Vulnerability · Published Jan 28, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-1520rethinkdb Secondary Index cross site scripting
Low 2.4
In plain English
A low-severity cross-site scripting in rethinkdb. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was identified in rethinkdb up to 2.4.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Secondary Index Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-343191 | rethinkdb Secondary Index cross site scripting vdb-entry
- VDB-343191 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #738312 | rethinkdb V2.4.3(latest) cross-site scripting(XSS) third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/59lab/dbdb/blob/main/There%20is%20a%20cross-site%20scripting(XSS)%20vulnerability%20in%20the%20rethinkdb%20database.md related
- https://github.com/59lab/dbdb/blob/main/There%20is%20a%20cross-site%20scripting(XSS)%20vulnerability%20in%20the%20rethinkdb%20database.md#poc exploit