CVE-2026-44668
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk29th percentile - higher than 29% of all known CVEs
Summary
In FACTION prior to 1.8.3, AccessControlInterceptor unconditionally calls invocation.invoke() without checking for a valid session. Four action methods in BoilerPlateConfig perform no local session check either, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to read, overwrite, deactivate, and permanently delete any boilerplate template in the system.
Risk Assessment
The organization is at risk of unauthorized access to sensitive report templates, their modification or deletion, potentially leading to data loss and compromised integrity of penetration testing processes.
Recommendation
Immediately upgrade FACTION to version 1.8.3 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in FACTION
See all- CVE-2025-66022Critical
FACTION (a PenTesting Report Generation and Collaboration Framework) before version 1.7.1 allows arbitrary code execution on the server via the extension execution path. Missing authentication on the `/portal/AppStoreDashboard` endpoint allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload a malicious extension, leading to remote code execution.
- CVE-2026-44669High
FACTION is a PenTesting Report Generation and Collaboration Framework. Prior to 1.8.3, it is vulnerable to stored XSS via attachment filenames in assessment file preview flows. User-supplied filename values are persisted and later rendered into HTML/attribute contexts without output encoding, allowing attacker-controlled JavaScript to execute in the browser of any user who views the affected page. Because the payload is stored server-side and rendered to other users, exploitation is persistent and can impact privileged accounts.
- CVE-2026-44667High
FACTION prior to 1.8.3 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) via attachment filenames in remediation verification file preview flows. User-supplied filenames are persisted and rendered into HTML and attribute contexts without output encoding, allowing attacker-controlled JavaScript to execute in the browser of any user who opens the affected views.
Original NVD description (English source)
FACTION is a PenTesting Report Generation and Collaboration Framework. Prior to 1.8.3, AccessControlInterceptor, the authentication gate for all Struts2 actions, unconditionally calls invocation.invoke() without checking for a valid session. Four action methods in BoilerPlateConfig perform no local session check either, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to read, overwrite, deactivate, and permanently delete any boilerplate template in the system. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.3.
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