OpenCMS cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

published 2025-04-21 18 mo ago modified 2026-07-05 4 mo ago also GHSA-7m3w-m5g3-cc88 , EUVD-2025-12368

cvss: 5.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
public exploits: 0; none known

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Alkacon OpenCMS v17.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the image parameter under the Create/Modify article function.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-04-21)

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/Sidd545-cr/CVE/blob/main/CVE-2024-41446%20-%20Stored%20XSS%20in%20image%20copyright%20attribute.pdf referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
GitHub	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.opencms:opencms-core	<=17.0	no fix listed

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /Sidd545-cr/CVE/blob/main/CVE-2024-41446%20-%20Stored%20XSS%20in%20image%20copyright%20attribute.pdf
exploit, web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41446
advisory
github.com /alkacon/opencms-core
package
opencms.org
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary