CVE-2025-56795

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.
Cross-site Scripting
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CISA-ADPADP
9 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 12%
VendorProductVersion
mealiemealie
𝑥
≤ 3.0.1
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/B1tBreaker/CVE-2025-56795
https://github.com/mealie-recipes/mealie/issues/5677
https://github.com/mealie-recipes/mealie/pull/5754