CI4MS: Backup Management Full Account Takeover for All-Roles & Privilege-Escalation via Stored DOM Blind XSS Version 2
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
CI4MS is a CodeIgniter 4-based CMS skeleton that delivers a production-ready, modular architecture with RBAC authorization and theme support. In version 0.31.4.0, an attacker can achieve Full Account Takeover & Privilege Escalation via Stored DOM XSS in backup module filename field manipulated via a sql file that tampers with the file name field to contain hidden XSS payload. This issue has been patched in version 0.31.5.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ci4-cms-erp | ci4ms | = 0.31.4.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms (Packagist) | before 0.31.5.0 | 0.31.5.0 | Patch available | GHSA-qxpq-82f3-xj47 |
- ci4ms Vendorci4-cms-erp Affected = 0.31.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 0.31.5.0 Fixed in 0.31.5.0 Patch available GHSA-qxpq-82f3-xj47
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ci4-cms-erp:ci4ms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | ci4-cms-erp |
- cpe:2.3:a:ci4-cms-erp:ci4ms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·ci4-cms-erp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-qxpq-82f3-xj47 ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms (Packagist) Fixed in 0.31.5.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41201
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qxpq-82f3-xj47
References
More ci4-cms-erp vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-26819 Improper access control in ci4-cms-erp ci4ms CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-30140 CI4MS: Unrestricted PHP File Upload via Theme Installation Leads to Authenticated Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-29823 ci4ms Theme::upload is vulnerable to Zip Slip leading to RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-29822 ci4ms Backup::restore is vulnerable to Zip Slip leading to RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-28379 CI4MS has an .env CRLF Injection via Unvalidated `host` Parameter in Install Controller CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-27211 Cross-site scripting in ci4-cms-erp ci4ms CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-41201 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41201 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qxpq-82f3-xj47 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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