Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Alkacon's OpenCms
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- 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
Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Alkacon's OpenCms v18.0, which allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser by sending the victim a malicious URL containing the ‘q’ parameter in ‘/search/index.html’. This vulnerability can be exploited to steal sensitive user information such as session cookies, or to perform actions while impersonating the user.
Why it matters now
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-2026-2736
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9636-r3rx-jw83
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-2026-2736 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2736 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9636-r3rx-jw83 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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