GHSA-C8J6-GQQ8-4PRJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 21:59 – Updated: 2025-06-20 16:05
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Summary
Alkacon OpenCMS XSS via New User module
Details

Alkacon OpenCMS v10.5.4 and before is affected by stored cross site scripting (XSS) in the module New User (/opencms/system/workplace/admin/accounts/user_new.jsp). This allows an attacker to insert arbitrary JavaScript as user input (First Name or Last Name), which will be executed whenever the affected snippet is loaded.

Severity ?
1.3 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 10.5.4"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.opencms:opencms-core"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "11.0.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-11818"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-06-20T16:05:34Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-05-08T16:29:00Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "Alkacon OpenCMS v10.5.4 and before is affected by stored cross site scripting (XSS) in the module New User (/opencms/system/workplace/admin/accounts/user_new.jsp). This allows an attacker to insert arbitrary JavaScript as user input (First Name or Last Name), which will be executed whenever the affected snippet is loaded.",
  "id": "GHSA-c8j6-gqq8-4prj",
  "modified": "2025-06-20T16:05:34Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T21:59:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11818"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/alkacon/opencms-core/issues/635"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/alkacon/opencms-core/commit/b20c293aac133e110a053f1e6665a9ae82cfdeb3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/alkacon/opencms-core"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/3"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Alkacon OpenCMS XSS via New User module"
}


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