Business Logic Error on OpenProject through hyperlinks in markdown using DOM clobbering
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
OpenProject is an open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.2.0, this vulnerability occurs due to improper validation of OpenProject’s Markdown rendering, specifically in the hyperlink handling. This allows an attacker to inject malicious hyperlink payloads that perform DOM clobbering. DOM clobbering can crash or blank the entire page by overwriting native DOM functions with HTML elements, causing critical JavaScript calls to throw runtime errors during application initialization and halt further execution. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.2.0.
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
- Fix · CNA openproject (opf) Fixed in 17.2.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-30235
References
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- TI-2023-14850 OpenProject user sessions not terminated after activation of 2FA CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-18162 OpenProject is Vulnerable to Code Execution in E-Mail function CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-26961 OpenProject: SQL Injection in Cost Reporting =n Operator via parse_number_string CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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