CVE-2015-2351: Alkacon OpenCMS XSS via homelink, workplaceresource, mode and query parameters

May 14, 2022 (updated June 20, 2025)

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Alkacon OpenCms 9.5.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) homelink parameter to system/modules/org.opencms.workplace.help/jsptemplates/help_head.jsp, (2) workplaceresource parameter to system/workplace/locales/en/help/index.html, (3) path parameter to system/workplace/views/admin/admin-main.jsp, (4) mode parameter to system/workplace/views/explorer/explorer_files.jsp, or (5) query parameter in a search action to system/modules/org.opencms.workplace.help/elements/search.jsp.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-6c8c-f2w2-jvjr
github.com/alkacon/opencms-core
github.com/alkacon/opencms-core/commit/a2e5cba0adc345943a07d1aacb6adf1a1b20c6fc
github.com/alkacon/opencms-core/issues/304
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2351

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