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FKIE_CVE-2026-78318

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-14 13:18 - Updated: 2026-09-14 20:58
Severity
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Apache Syncope. The notification message, as optionally shown by Console's and Enduser's login pages can be instructed to display HTML tags with unsafe JS inline, via malicious HTTP link generation. This issue affects Apache Syncope: from 4.0.4 through 4.0.7, from 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.8 / 4.1.3, which fix this issue.
References
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/wmo15rczvd0w3ywjgqdrcznkb1v3qy9r
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/14/18
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