CVE-2005-4294: Alkacon OpenCms XSS via username during login

May 1, 2022 (updated October 31, 2025)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Alkacon OpenCms before 6.0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username in the login page.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-g4fc-j79q-gjrh
github.com/alkacon/opencms-core
github.com/alkacon/opencms-core/commit/148f2126f61bf5fa3d9f8c669889ccab3b9dceac
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4294

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