MaxSite CMS ushki 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 vulnerability was found in MaxSite CMS up to 109.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ushki Plugin. Performing a manipulation of the argument f_ushka_new/f_ushk results in cross site scripting. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 109.4 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is named 8a3946bd0a54bfb72a4d57179fcd253f2c550cd7. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. 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-2026-7016
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-76x2-fxvq-ww2x
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-2026-06139 MaxSite CMS Guestbook Plugin cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-7016 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-7016 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-76x2-fxvq-ww2x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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