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CVE-2026-54181: backpack/crud: Stored XSS in the color column — the `@if($column['escaped'])` branches are inverted

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-14 · updated 2026-09-30
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

backpack/crud provides Create, Read, Update & Delete (CRUD) functions for Backpack, a collection of Laravel packages that help users build custom administration panels. From 6.0.0 until 6.8.14 and 7.0.38, src/resources/views/crud/columns/color.blade.php inverts the escaped and raw rendering branches controlled by $column['escaped'], which defaults to true, causing $column['text'] to be rendered unescaped by default. An attacker who can store an unsanitized value in a color column can execute script in the browser of a user who views the CRUD list, including an administrator, with access to the victim's session-backed application capabilities. Exploitation requires write access to the stored color value and a victim viewing the list. This issue is fixed in versions 6.8.14 and 7.0.38.

Affected products

• Laravel-Backpack CRUD: from 6.0.0, < 6.8.14; from 7.0.0, < 7.0.38

References

• https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/commit/608652b1020ba274781f222d2959d7780a559a08
• https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/commit/76c3a6e50e3fbd6d5f633208da5b04acb8322969
• https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/pull/5992
• https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/pull/5994
• https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/6.8.14
• https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/7.0.38
• https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/security/advisories/GHSA-mmg4-322v-6jvc

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