CVE-2026-72574
MEDIUM
6,1
Source: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Description
AI Translation Available
A host header injection vulnerability in picocms/Pico through 2.1.4 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to control the origin of JavaScript and CSS assets loaded by the default theme. When base_url is unset (the default), Pico::getBaseUrl in lib/Pico.php builds the base URL from unvalidated Host, X-Forwarded-Host, X-Forwarded-Proto, and X-Forwarded-Port request headers.
644
Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity
Confidentiality
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Read Application Data
Applicable Platforms
Technologies:
Web Based, Web Server
https://github.com/picocms/Pico
https://github.com/picocms/Pico/blob/master/lib/Pico.php
https://picocms.org