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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-42699

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 im

Published Apr 21, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 21, 2025 · Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

Check this week

CVE-2024-42699 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 35.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Cross Site Scripting vulnerability.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Cross Site Scripting vulnerability).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
35.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

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

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How to fix CVE-2024-42699

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-42699 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 35.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Cross Site Scripting vulnerability.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a n/a n/a n/a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 35.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 21, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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

  2. Apr 21, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-42699

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-12369

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.