# CVE-2026-71881: Cross-site scripting in Integrated Publishing Toolkit

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-06. Updated: 2026-11-06.

Multiple injection issues in resource metadata fields in GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit versions before 3.3.5 allows authenticated remote attackers to execute code in another user's session after user interaction via stored cross-site scripting

## Remediation

- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: CNA: Mandiant) — https://github.com/gbif/ipt/issues/3166

## Affected products and versions

- GBIF / Integrated Publishing Toolkit: ≥ 0; < 3.3.5 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: Mandiant

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 4.8 (medium); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N; source: CNA: Mandiant

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-79

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://github.com/gbif/ipt/issues/3166 (CNA: Mandiant; patch)

- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2026/MNDT-2026-0017.md (CNA: Mandiant; third-party-advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: Mandiant: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71881; retrieved 2026-11-07; source updated 2026-11-06

Revision: 1cd4e09b96fb7d1bb81c37ad505d0897a5e335d8108223cf5b62015799c67e1f

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