Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. In versions 1.16.3 through 2.52.0, the escapeForHtml() function in KimaiEscape.js does not escape double quote or single quote characters. When a user's profile alias is inserted into an HTML attribute context via the team member form prototype and rendered through innerHTML, this incomplete escaping allows HTML attribute injection. An authenticated user with ROLE_USER privileges can store a malicious alias that executes JavaScript in the browser of any administrator viewing the team form, resulting in stored XSS with privilege escalation. This issue has been fixed in version 2.53.0.
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Kimai
Kimai kimai
Vendors & Products Kimai
Kimai kimai

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Description Kimai is an open-source time tracking application. In versions 1.16.3 through 2.52.0, the escapeForHtml() function in KimaiEscape.js does not escape double quote or single quote characters. When a user's profile alias is inserted into an HTML attribute context via the team member form prototype and rendered through innerHTML, this incomplete escaping allows HTML attribute injection. An authenticated user with ROLE_USER privileges can store a malicious alias that executes JavaScript in the browser of any administrator viewing the team form, resulting in stored XSS with privilege escalation. This issue has been fixed in version 2.53.0.
Title Kimai: Stored XSS via Incomplete HTML Attribute Escaping in Team Member Widget
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-04-17T22:31:29.930Z

Updated: 2026-04-17T22:31:29.930Z

Reserved: 2026-04-13T19:50:42.113Z

Link: CVE-2026-40479

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-17T23:16:12.317

Modified: 2026-04-17T23:16:12.317

Link: CVE-2026-40479

cve-icon Redhat

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