DHIS2 Reflected XSS in OpenAPI HTML scope parameter
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-55081 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-21 19:17:10 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-21 19:44:19 UTC |
| Description | DHIS2 is a flexible information system for data capture, management, validation, analytics and visualization. The DHIS2 OpenAPI HTML endpoint reflected values from the `scope` query parameter into the generated HTML document without sufficient sanitization. A crafted `scope` value could be rendered as active HTML or JavaScript in the OpenAPI documentation page. An attacker able to get a user to open a crafted OpenAPI HTML URL could execute JavaScript in that user's browser in the DHIS2 origin. Affected versions: DHIS2 2.42 and 2.43 before the 2026-06-09 security patch releases, and the development branch for DHIS2 2.44 before the fix was merged. Patched in 2.42.5.1, 2.43.0.1, the 2.42 and 2.43 line branches, and the 2.44 development branch. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.3 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.3 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.3 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighAttack Requirements
NonePrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
ActiveConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Dhis2 | Dhis2-core | affected >= 2.42.0, < 2.42.5.1 | Not specified |
| CNA | Dhis2 | Dhis2-core | affected >= 2.43.0, < 2.43.0.1 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/security/advisories/GHSA-6785-hj47-c27h | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24159 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24160 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24161 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24158 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24162 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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