# CVE-2026-129140: paicoding stored cross-site scripting in SVG image upload

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-125620
- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Published: 2026-11-13 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-129140 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.1 (medium) and affects paicoding; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

Paicoding (by itwanger) versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 contain a stored cross-site scripting flaw in image upload, where SVG files are accepted and served from the site's own origin when local storage is used. An attacker who has a low-privilege account, reached remotely over the network, can upload a script-bearing SVG that runs when a victim views it, letting the attacker steal the session cookie and take over the victim's account.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- itwanger paicoding: from 1.0.0, through 1.0.3

## Description

paicoding 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in image upload because ImageServiceImpl.validateStaticImg accepts SVG files, which are then served from the site origin when local storage is used. Authenticated attackers can upload script-bearing SVG images that execute when victims view them, stealing the non-HttpOnly f-session cookie to hijack accounts.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on itwanger paicoding, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-129140 (paicoding 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 Stored XSS via SVG Image Upload), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-129140 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- itwanger paicoding: from 1.0.0, through 1.0.3
Fixed versions: none listed yet.
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-129140 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-129140 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/itwanger/paicoding/issues/137
- https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261112/paicoding/
- https://github.com/itwanger/paicoding/blob/903adce70309d340f7eec51ec3c80cfe3c8326c1/paicoding-service/src/main/java/com/github/paicoding/forum/service/image/service/ImageServiceImpl.java#L174-L180
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/paicoding-1.0.0-through-1.0.3-stored-xss-via-svg-image-upload
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-129140
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-129140"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-129140 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-129140

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-129140?

paicoding: from 1.0.0 through 1.0.3.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-129140

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## References

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-129140
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-129140

### Other links

- https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261112/paicoding/
- https://github.com/itwanger/paicoding/issues/137
- https://github.com/itwanger/paicoding/blob/903adce70309d340f7eec51ec3c80cfe3c8326c1/paicoding-service/src/main/java/com/github/paicoding/forum/service/image/service/ImageServiceImpl.java#L174-L180
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/paicoding-1.0.0-through-1.0.3-stored-xss-via-svg-image-upload

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