CVE-2024-5521 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-5521

Cross-Site Scripting stored in Alkacon OpenCMS

Vulnerability Description

Two Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities have been discovered in Alkacon's OpenCMS affecting version 16, which could allow a user having the roles of gallery editor or VFS resource manager will have the permission to upload images in the .svg format containing JavaScript code. The code will be executed the moment another user accesses the image.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Miguel Segovia Gil

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

OpenCMS
Vulnerable Versions:
16

Timeline

Official Publish: May 30th, 2024
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)