efw4.X: Stored XSS via previewServlet
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-80.
Summary
efw4.X is an Enterprise Framework for Web. Prior to 4.08.010, the previewServlet serves files with their detected MIME type based on file extension, without any content sanitization or security headers. Files with .html, .htm, or .svg extensions are served as text/html or image/svg+xml respectively, causing any embedded JavaScript to execute in the victim's browser within the application's origin. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.08.010.
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 efw4.X (efwGrp) Fixed in 4.08.010
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44259
More efwGrp vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-32235 efw4.X: Path Traversal via Unchecked dst Parameter leads to Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-32234 efw4.X: RCE via zipslip CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-32237 efw4.X: readonly Flag Not Enforced Server-Side CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
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