# CVE-2026-38469: GazellePW stored XSS in custom bonus title

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-38469-gazellepw-stored-xss-in-custom-bonus-title  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-25. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-38469 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-08-25

GazellePW is an open-source web application for managing bonus systems and user roles. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the custom bonus title feature allows authenticated users to inject malicious JavaScript code that persists in the database and executes when other users view the affected pages, potentially enabling account takeover, session theft, or unauthorized actions.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-38469 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-38469 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-38469?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 25 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** GazellePW GazellePW commit 86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449 and earlier.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-38469?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-38469 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-38469?** Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

This is a stored XSS vulnerability in GazellePW's custom bonus title feature, affecting the `/bonus.php` and `/user.php?action=staff_tool` endpoints. The vulnerability exists because user-supplied input via the title parameter is not properly sanitized before being stored in the database and rendered in HTML context. An authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary JavaScript that will execute in the browsers of any user who views the stored payload. No special privileges are required beyond basic authentication; the vulnerability requires an attacker to have a valid account but does not require admin status. Patches should sanitize all user input and apply proper output encoding.

## Affected products

- GazellePW GazellePW commit 86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449 and earlier

## Timeline

- 2026-08-25: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/Mosasauroidea/GazellePW/blob/86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449/app/Bonus.php](https://github.com/Mosasauroidea/GazellePW/blob/86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449/app/Bonus.php)
- [https://github.com/Mosasauroidea/GazellePW/blob/86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449/classes/users.class.php](https://github.com/Mosasauroidea/GazellePW/blob/86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449/classes/users.class.php)