Description
A weakness has been identified in Governikus AusweisApp up to 2.5.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component StartPAOSResponse Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument ResultMessage can lead to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 2.5.5 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. This CVE was requested by the vendor.
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0100

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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0200

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:45:00 +0200

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Description A weakness has been identified in Governikus AusweisApp up to 2.5.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component StartPAOSResponse Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument ResultMessage can lead to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 2.5.5 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. This CVE was requested by the vendor.
Title Governikus AusweisApp StartPAOSResponse cross site scripting
First Time appeared Governikus
Governikus ausweisapp
Weaknesses CWE-79
CWE-94
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:governikus:ausweisapp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Governikus
Governikus ausweisapp
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:X/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:X/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X'}


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Governikus Ausweisapp
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T22:38:49.213Z

Reserved: 2026-09-14T05:24:00.388Z

Link: CVE-2026-90848

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T16:55:21.579Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-15T02:16:48.780

Modified: 2026-10-26T23:17:09.890

Link: CVE-2026-90848

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T23:15:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

  • CWE-94

    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')