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CVE-2024-42699

OpenCMS Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

6.5 Medium

CVE-2024-42699 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Alkacon Opencms, published April 21, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
6.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
Exploit chance
0.36%EPSS, 29th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Create/Modify article function in Alkacon OpenCMS 17.0 allows remote attacker to inject javascript payload via image title sub-field in the image field

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.36%Up 0.3 points since Apr 22, 2025
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.opencms:opencms-core
Maven
through 17.0None known
org.opencms:opencms-core
Maven
through 17.0, plus listed versions
10.0.010.0.110.5.010.5.110.5.2
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10.5.310.5.411.0.011.0.111.0.212.013.014.015.016.08.0.18.0.28.0.38.0.3-rev8.0.3.18.0.48.5.08.5.18.5.29.0.09.0.19.5.09.5.19.5.29.5.3
None known

What each source reports

CVE List Score used6.5

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Create/Modify article function in Alkacon OpenCMS 17.0 allows remote attacker to inject javascript payload via image title sub-field in the image field

Record
CVE-2024-42699
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-123696.5

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Create/Modify article function in Alkacon OpenCMS 17.0 allows remote attacker to inject javascript payload via image title sub-field in the image field

Record
EUVD-2025-12369
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h75c-f2xx-9vxv2.0

OpenCMS Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Create/Modify article function in Alkacon OpenCMS 17.0 allows remote attacker to inject javascript payload via image title sub-field in the image field

Record
GHSA-h75c-f2xx-9vxv
CVSS 4.0
2.0 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD6.5

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Create/Modify article function in Alkacon OpenCMS 17.0 allows remote attacker to inject javascript payload via image title sub-field in the image field

Record
CVE-2024-42699
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV6.5

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Create/Modify article function in Alkacon OpenCMS 17.0 allows remote attacker to inject javascript payload via image title sub-field in the image field

Record
CVE-2024-42699
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-h75c-f2xx-9vxv2.0

OpenCMS Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Create/Modify article function in Alkacon OpenCMS 17.0 allows remote attacker to inject javascript payload via image title sub-field in the image field

Record
GHSA-h75c-f2xx-9vxv
CVSS 4.0
2.0 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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