Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Alkacon's OpenCms
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Alkacon's OpenCms v18.0, which occurs when user input is not properly validated when sending a POST request to ‘/blog/new-article/org.opencms.ugc.CmsUgcEditService.gwt’ using the ‘text’ parameter.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00211 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2735
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-74m2-9pf8-f794
References
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-2026-2735 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2735 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-74m2-9pf8-f794 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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