Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Two cross-site scripting vulnerabilities affect org.opencms:opencms-core versions 16.0 up to, but not including, 17.0. An attacker with privileges to create and modify web pages in the admin panel can run malicious JavaScript by inserting code into the title field, and a gallery editor or VFS resource manager can upload SVG images containing JavaScript that runs when another user views the image. Upgrade to version 17.0.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.4 | Medium | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | CNA (INCIBE) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0028, the 21st percentile, on 14 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:13 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:13 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-vg6x-pchq-98mg
- OSV: GHSA-vg6x-pchq-98mg
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5520
- github.com/alkacon/opencms-core/commit/b05a5aca0f2b03042ddf2b2bb45fe2243a4084a7
- github.com/alkacon/opencms-core
- www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/cross-site-scripting-stored-alkacon-opencms