Stored XSS in ApostropheCMS @apostrophecms/seo
CVE-2026-53608 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the @apostrophecms/seo package for ApostropheCMS affecting versions up to and including 1.4.2. The package injects the Google Analytics Tracking ID (seoGoogleTrackingId) and Google Tag Manager ID (seoGoogleTagManager) directly into <script> tag bodies using JavaScript template literals without sanitization or validation. Because these values are rendered into executable script context, an attacker with editor-level access can supply a malicious payload that is stored by the CMS and executed in visitors' browsers whenever pages are viewed. The issue affects site-wide rendered pages where the vulnerable SEO configuration is included.
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Impact, mitigation & remediation
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Impact
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Mitigation
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seoGoogleTrackingId and seoGoogleTagManager. Audit existing values for both settings and replace any unexpected or nonconforming content. If possible, disable the vulnerable analytics/tag-manager injection functionality entirely. Deploy a restrictive Content Security Policy to reduce XSS impact, recognizing that CSP may not fully mitigate inline script execution depending on current site configuration.Remediation
Patch, then assume compromise.
seoGoogleTrackingId and seoGoogleTagManager are not inserted into script bodies without strict validation and context-appropriate escaping. These fields should be constrained to expected identifier formats for Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager values rather than allowing arbitrary input.Exploits
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Recent activity
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