CVE-2024-5520 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Two Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities have been discovered in Alkacon's OpenCMS affecting version 16, which could allow a user with sufficient privileges to create and modify web pages through the admin panel, can execute malicious JavaScript code, after inserting code in the “title” field.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00261.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Alkacon	Opencms

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:alkacon:opencms:16.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-1803	Two Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities have been discovered in Alkacon's OpenCMS affecting version 16, which could allow a user with sufficient privileges to create and modify web pages through the admin panel, can execute malicious JavaScript code, after inserting code in the “title” field.
Github GHSA	GHSA-vg6x-pchq-98mg	OpenCMS Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

The Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability through the “title” field has been fixed in version 17. However, the vendor has stated that the Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability through images in .svg format will not be fixed because filtering the JavaScript code of .svg files could bring unwanted effects.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/cross-site-scripting-stored-alkacon-opencms

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00139}`	epss `{'score': 0.00251}`

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Alkacon Alkacon opencms
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:alkacon:opencms:16.0.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Alkacon Alkacon opencms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: INCIBE

Published: 2024-05-30T11:10:37.520Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:18:06.147Z

Reserved: 2024-05-30T07:36:49.072Z

Link: CVE-2024-5520

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:18:06.147Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-30T12:15:10.807

Modified: 2025-04-23T19:47:13.970

Link: CVE-2024-5520

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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