MaxSite CMS down_count Plugin cross site scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79 and CWE-94.
Summary
A flaw has been found in MaxSite CMS up to 109.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component down_count Plugin. This manipulation of the argument f_file/f_prefix causes cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 109.4 is able to resolve this issue. Patch name: 8a3946bd0a54bfb72a4d57179fcd253f2c550cd7. The affected component should be upgraded. The vendor was informed early about this issue. They classify it as a "Self-XSS". They deployed a countermeasure: "Nevertheless, we consider this a violation of secure coding standards. The lack of filtering via `htmlspecialchars()` has already been fixed in the latest patch to prevent incorrect data display."
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
- Fix · CNA CMS (MaxSite) Fixed in 109.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7014
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gfm4-7pv3-76ph
References
More MaxSite vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-59994 MaxSite CMS through 109.6 Authentication Bypass via Hardcoded Encryption Key CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-59992 MaxSite CMS through 109.6 Local File Inclusion via ajax dispatcher CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-59995 MaxSite CMS through 109.6 PHP Object Injection via ci_session CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-02931 MaxSite CMS MarkItUp Preview AJAX Endpoint preview-ajax.php eval code injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-11324 MaxSite CMS save-file-ajax.php unrestricted upload CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-06140 MaxSite CMS ushki Plugin cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-7014 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-7014 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gfm4-7pv3-76ph · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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