Description
A Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Alkacon OpenCms before 10.5.1 exists via cmis-online/type.
Published: 2026-05-08
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a reflected XSS flaw located in the cmis-online/type endpoint of Alkacon OpenCms versions older than 10.5.1. The description indicates that the endpoint is vulnerable, which infers that user input is not properly sanitized before being returned to the browser. Exploitation could cause a victim's browser to execute arbitrary JavaScript, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or redirection to malicious sites. The weakness is identified as CWE‑79, and the CVSS score of 6.1 categorizes it as a medium‑severity issue.

Affected Systems

Alkacon OpenCms installations running any version before 10.5.1 are affected, specifically through the cmis‑online/type module used for CMIS operations.

Risk and Exploitability

EPSS is reported as < 1%, indicating a low probability of exploitation, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, meaning no publicly known exploits exist at this time. The CVSS score of 6.1 reflects a medium severity. The flaw can be triggered remotely via an unauthenticated HTTP request to the cmis‑online/type endpoint, as it is a publicly accessible URL; this attack vector is inferred because the description does not detail it explicitly.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 8, 2026 at 20:40 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Alkacon OpenCms to version 10.5.1 or newer.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not possible, limit external access to the cmis‑online/type endpoint or apply a Web‑Application Firewall to block suspicious requests.
  • Validate and escape all user input processed by the cmis‑online/type endpoint to prevent script injection.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 8, 2026 at 20:40 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8gpv-c454-3hfc Alkacon OpenCms is vulnerable to XSS via cmis-online/type
History

Fri, 08 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cross‑site scripting via the cmis-online/type endpoint in Alkacon OpenCms before 10.5.1

Fri, 08 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 08 May 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cross‑site scripting via the cmis-online/type endpoint in Alkacon OpenCms before 10.5.1
First Time appeared Alkacon
Alkacon opencms
Weaknesses CWE-79
Vendors & Products Alkacon
Alkacon opencms

Fri, 08 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Alkacon OpenCms before 10.5.1 exists via cmis-online/type.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-08T13:46:46.335Z

Reserved: 2023-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-42343

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-08T13:46:42.578Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-08T05:16:09.420

Modified: 2026-05-08T15:58:49.383

Link: CVE-2023-42343

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-08T20:45:16Z

Weaknesses