POST-based reflected XSS via the thanks parameter in form components

Summary

CVECVE-2026-14449
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerNCSC.ch
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-02 12:16:55 UTC
Updated2026-07-02 17:42:23 UTC
Descriptionu5CMS through v12.8.8 is vulnerable to reflected XSS via the ‘thanks’ parameter in multiple form components

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 6.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.002690000 probability, percentile 0.185320000 (date 2026-07-03)

Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary6.4MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS6.4MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Active
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
High
Sub Integrity
High
Sub Availability
High

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA U5CMS U5CMS affected 12.8.8 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/u5cms/u5cms/releases/tag/v12.8.9 [email protected] github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Pierre-Yves Guerder (en)

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