CVE-2026-29971 (GCVE-0-2026-29971)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-27 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-28 15:03
VLAI?
Summary
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WebFileSys version before 2.32.0 and fixed in v.2.32.0. User-controlled input is reflected into HTML and JavaScript contexts without proper output encoding, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser via the ftpBackup functionality, authentication input handling, search functionality, and error message rendering components
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
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