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CVE-2025-15591: CWE-79 Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in OpenText Content Management

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-15591cvecve-2025-15591cwe-79
Published: 10/06/2026 (10/06/2026, 13:28:04 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: OpenText
Product: Content Management

Description

CVE-2025-15591 is a medium severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Forums feature of OpenText Content Management Content Server. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a Forums web page. The vulnerability affects versions from 20.3 up to but not including 25.3. No official patch or remediation details are provided in the available data.

CVSS v4.0

Score 5.3medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Passive
Vuln. Confidentiality
Low
Vuln. Integrity
None
Vuln. Availability
None
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected software

OpenText

Content Management

Affected versions
>=20.3 <25.3
GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
opentext/content-management
pkg:github/opentext/content-management
Affected versions
>=20.3 <25.3

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 10/06/2026, 14:05:31 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CWE-79) involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation in the Forums feature of OpenText Content Management Content Server. An attacker could exploit this flaw to inject malicious scripts into forum pages, potentially impacting users who view these pages. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 5.3, indicating medium severity, with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild or vendor-provided patches at this time.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser when viewing the affected forum pages. This may lead to session hijacking, defacement, or other client-side impacts. However, the impact is rated medium and requires user interaction, limiting the scope of exploitation.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, users should exercise caution when interacting with forum content and consider applying any recommended workarounds from OpenText if available.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
OpenText
Date Reserved
2026-02-26T14:50:31.626Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6ac4fc542cdf04f656b4d68a

Added to database: 10/06/2026, 13:49:08 UTC

Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 14:05:31 UTC

Last updated: 10/07/2026, 03:48:07 UTC

Views: 11

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