CVE-2026-41201: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in ci4-cms-erp ci4ms
CVE-2026-41201 is a critical stored DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ci4ms version 0.31.4.0, a CodeIgniter 4-based CMS. The vulnerability exists in the backup module's filename field, where an attacker can inject a hidden XSS payload via a manipulated SQL file. Exploitation can lead to full account takeover and privilege escalation. This issue has been patched in version 0.31.5.0.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-41201 affects ci4ms version 0.31.4.0 and is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). It allows an attacker to inject stored DOM-based XSS payloads into the backup module filename field by tampering with a SQL file. Successful exploitation can result in full account takeover and privilege escalation. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.1, indicating a critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue has been fixed in version 0.31.5.0.
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can achieve full account takeover and privilege escalation within the affected ci4ms system. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application and its data. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely over the network with low complexity but requires high privileges to initiate the attack.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch addressing this vulnerability is available in ci4ms version 0.31.5.0. Users of version 0.31.4.0 should upgrade to 0.31.5.0 or later to remediate this issue. No vendor advisory was provided to indicate alternative mitigations or temporary fixes.
CVE-2026-41201: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in ci4-cms-erp ci4ms
Description
CVE-2026-41201 is a critical stored DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ci4ms version 0.31.4.0, a CodeIgniter 4-based CMS. The vulnerability exists in the backup module's filename field, where an attacker can inject a hidden XSS payload via a manipulated SQL file. Exploitation can lead to full account takeover and privilege escalation. This issue has been patched in version 0.31.5.0.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.1critical
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-41201 affects ci4ms version 0.31.4.0 and is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). It allows an attacker to inject stored DOM-based XSS payloads into the backup module filename field by tampering with a SQL file. Successful exploitation can result in full account takeover and privilege escalation. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.1, indicating a critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue has been fixed in version 0.31.5.0.
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can achieve full account takeover and privilege escalation within the affected ci4ms system. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application and its data. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely over the network with low complexity but requires high privileges to initiate the attack.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch addressing this vulnerability is available in ci4ms version 0.31.5.0. Users of version 0.31.4.0 should upgrade to 0.31.5.0 or later to remediate this issue. No vendor advisory was provided to indicate alternative mitigations or temporary fixes.
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: 05/07/2026, 04:22:40 UTC
Last enriched: 05/14/2026, 10:50:12 UTC
Last updated: 07/01/2026, 03:05:36 UTC
Views: 148
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