# CVE-2026-63002: REDAXO: Stored XSS in Mediapool Sync Page via Unescaped Filesystem Filenames

- Also known as: GHSA-W998-QMW9-MF4M
- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.21.2
- Published: 2026-09-23 · Updated: 2026-09-24

## Affected

- redaxo core: fixed in 5.21.2
- redaxo/source (Packagist): fixed in 5.21.2

## Description

REDAXO is a PHP-based content management system. Prior to 5.21.2, redaxo/src/addons/mediapool/pages/sync.php inserts filenames held in $diffFiles from the media filesystem into the Mediapool Sync page without rex_escape(). An attacker who can place an unregistered file with HTML metacharacters in the media directory can execute script in the browser of a backend user with media[sync] permission when that user opens the Sync page, enabling session theft or unauthorized backend actions. This issue is fixed in version 5.21.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on redaxo core, redaxo/source, upgrade to a fixed version (5.21.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/redaxo/core/security/advisories/GHSA-w998-qmw9-mf4m
- https://github.com/redaxo/core/pull/6581
- https://github.com/redaxo/core/commit/2daaa3a30570bc76a82f63fd21fb8c9c2cd5dc7c
- https://github.com/redaxo/core/releases/tag/5.21.2

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