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CVE-2026-41201: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in ci4-cms-erp ci4ms

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-41201cvecve-2026-41201cwe-79
Published: Thu May 07 2026 (05/07/2026, 03:16:41 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: ci4-cms-erp
Product: ci4ms

Description

CI4MS is a CodeIgniter 4-based CMS skeleton that delivers a production-ready, modular architecture with RBAC authorization and theme support. In version 0.31.4.0, an attacker can achieve Full Account Takeover & Privilege Escalation via Stored DOM XSS in backup module filename field manipulated via a sql file that tampers with the file name field to contain hidden XSS payload. This issue has been patched in version 0.31.5.0.

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AILast updated: 05/07/2026, 04:36:46 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability CVE-2026-41201 affects ci4ms version 0.31.4.0 and involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79). Specifically, the backup module's filename field can be manipulated through a SQL file containing a hidden stored DOM XSS payload. This allows an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser, resulting in full account takeover and privilege escalation. The vulnerability is rated critical with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.1, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue has been patched in version 0.31.5.0.

Potential Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a stored DOM XSS attack leading to full account takeover and privilege escalation within the affected application version 0.31.4.0. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and user accounts.

Mitigation Recommendations

A fix for this vulnerability is available in ci4ms version 0.31.5.0. Users and administrators should upgrade to this patched version to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required beyond applying the official patch.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
GitHub_M
Date Reserved
2026-04-18T02:51:52.974Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 69fc1390cbff5d8610732610

Added to database: 5/7/2026, 4:22:40 AM

Last enriched: 5/7/2026, 4:36:46 AM

Last updated: 5/7/2026, 5:26:25 PM

Views: 9

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