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Flowsint: Stored XSS on map node marker in map page

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Flowsint is an open-source OSINT graph exploration tool designed for cybersecurity investigation, transparency, and verification. Prior to 1.2.3, a remote attacker can create a map node with a malicious label that contains arbitrary HTML. When the map tab is selected and a map node marker is selected, it will render the arbitrary HTML, potentially triggering stored XSS. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.3.

Products
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-42157
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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2 Nov 2026, 22:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Flowsint: Stored XSS on map node marker in map page

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 May 2026, 22:58 UTC

Flowsint is an open-source OSINT graph exploration tool designed for cybersecurity investigation, transparency, and verification. Prior to 1.2.3, a remote attacker can create a map node with a malicious label that contains arbitrary HTML. When the map tab is selected and a map node marker is selected, it will render the arbitrary HTML, potentially triggering stored XSS. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.3.

osv:CVE-2026-42157
Complete source record
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