How to fix CVE-2024-41446?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running Alkacon OpenCMS and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Is Opencms affected by CVE-2024-41446?

Organizations using Alkacon OpenCMS should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-41446, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 5.4. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available.

CVE-2024-41446

MEDIUM

2025-04-21 [email protected]

5.4

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:38 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Apr 24, 2025 - 16:44 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Apr 21, 2025 - 14:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

Description

Analysis

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Alkacon OpenCMS v17.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the image parameter under the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical Context

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Alkacon OpenCMS v17.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the image parameter under the Create/Modify article function. Affected products include: Alkacon Opencms.

Affected Products

Alkacon Opencms.

Remediation

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.2

CVSS: +27

POC: +20

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