Description
Readwise Reader for Android contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to missing HTML sanitization in its processing of imported document metadata. Attacker-controlled fields such as the author meta tag are inserted into a WebView via innerHTML, enabling stored XSS that executes on synced devices when the malicious document is opened.
Published: 2026-09-25
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/699627 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description Readwise Reader for Android contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to missing HTML sanitization in its processing of imported document metadata. Attacker-controlled fields such as the author meta tag are inserted into a WebView via innerHTML, enabling stored XSS that executes on synced devices when the malicious document is opened.
Title CVE-2026-18311
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-25T16:58:34.254Z

Reserved: 2026-07-29T17:36:03.706Z

Link: CVE-2026-18311

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-25T17:17:07.657

Modified: 2026-09-25T17:17:07.657

Link: CVE-2026-18311

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Updated: 2026-09-25T18:00:20Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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