Alkacon OpenCMS v10.5.4 and before is affected by stored cross site scripting (XSS) in…
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Alkacon OpenCMS v10.5.4 and before is affected by stored cross site scripting (XSS) in the module New User (/opencms/system/workplace/admin/accounts/user_new.jsp). This allows an attacker to insert arbitrary JavaScript as user input (First Name or Last Name), which will be executed whenever the affected snippet is loaded.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00765 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed org.opencms:opencms-core (Maven): 11.0.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.opencms:opencms-core (Maven) | before 11.0.0 | 11.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-c8j6-gqq8-4prj |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.opencms:opencms-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 11.0.0 Fixed in 11.0.0 Patch available GHSA-c8j6-gqq8-4prj
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-c8j6-gqq8-4prj org.opencms:opencms-core (Maven) Fixed in 11.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11818
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c8j6-gqq8-4prj
References
Exploit 2
More Alkacon Opencms vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-28583 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Create/Modify article function in Alkacon OpenCMS… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-19187 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the component /workplace#!explorer of Alkacon… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-27633 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Alkacon OpenCMS v17.0 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-27632 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Alkacon OpenCMS v17.0 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-15113 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in alkacon-OpenCMS v11.0.0.0 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2021-07974 OpenCMS - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Sitemap CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2019-11818 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-11818 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c8j6-gqq8-4prj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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