Description
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Forum posting function of O2OA v10 allows attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript in the context of the victim's browser via a crafted URL.
Published: 2026-08-04
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Based on the description, it is inferred that the vulnerability is a reflected cross‑site scripting flaw in the forum posting function of O2OA version 10. Attackers can embed malicious JavaScript into a crafted URL that, when accessed by a user, runs in the context of the victim’s browser. This allows an adversary to steal session cookies, deface the page, redirect the user, or perform other actions that compromise confidentiality, integrity and availability of the web application. The weakness falls under the injection family and is classified as cross‑site scripting (CWE‑79).

Affected Systems

All installations of O2OA release 10 that expose the public forum posting endpoint and do not apply input sanitization or output encoding in the relevant handler. No further version details are officially documented.

Risk and Exploitability

Based on the description, it is inferred that the exploit does not require elevated privileges and relies solely on the delivery of a crafted URL to a user; therefore, the attack vector is readily achievable over the internet. The EPSS score is less than 1%, indicating a low exploitation probability, but the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV. The CVSS score of 6.1 classifies the flaw as medium severity; however, the real‑world risk remains high for any system that exposes the forum posting endpoint.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 5, 2026 at 20:53 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade O2OA to the latest available release that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately feasible, apply server‑side input validation and output encoding to the forum posting module to remove or encode potentially dangerous characters and tags.
  • Deploy a strict Content‑Security‑Policy header for the affected forum pages to block inline script execution and restrict sources to trusted domains.
  • Monitor user traffic for anomalous script injection attempts and block suspicious requests.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 5, 2026 at 20:53 UTC.

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History

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Reflected XSS in O2OA v10 Forum Posting Function Enabling Arbitrary JavaScript Execution

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +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'}


Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Reflected XSS in O2OA v10 Forum Posting Function Enabling Arbitrary JavaScript Execution
Weaknesses CWE-79

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared O2oa
O2oa o2oa
Vendors & Products O2oa
O2oa o2oa

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Forum posting function of O2OA v10 allows attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript in the context of the victim's browser via a crafted URL.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T19:05:07.333Z

Reserved: 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-52370

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T19:05:03.184Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-04T22:17:15.610

Modified: 2026-08-05T20:17:09.530

Link: CVE-2026-52370

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T21:00:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')