OpenAkita File Upload API upload cross site scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79 and CWE-94.
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in OpenAkita up to 1.27.12. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /api/upload of the component File Upload API. The manipulation of the argument File results in cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | OpenAkita | 1.27.0; 1.27.1; 1.27.2; 1.27.3; 1.27.4; 1.27.5; 1.27.6; 1.27.7; 1.27.8; 1.27.9; 1.27.10; 1.27.11; 1.27.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpenAkita Vendor— Affected 1.27.0; 1.27.1; 1.27.2; 1.27.3; 1.27.4; 1.27.5; 1.27.6; 1.27.7; 1.27.8; 1.27.9; 1.27.10; 1.27.11; 1.27.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openakita:openakita:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:openakita:openakita:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18682
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2pjc-27f2-cwx3
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-18682 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18682 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2pjc-27f2-cwx3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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