CVE-2026-26352 (GCVE-0-2026-26352)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-30 16:49
Modified
2026-03-30 18:09
Severity ?
5.1 (Medium) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting')
Summary
Smoothwall Express versions prior to 3.1 Update 13 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the /cgi-bin/vpnmain.cgi script due to improper sanitation of the VPN_IP parameter. Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript through VPN configuration settings that executes when the affected page is viewed by other users.
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