Alkacon OpenCms 18.0 POST Request org.opencms.ugc.CmsUgcEditService.gwt text cross site scripting
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Alkacon OpenCms 18.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /blog/new-article/org.opencms.ugc.CmsUgcEditService.gwt of the component POST Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument text causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-2735. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Alkacon OpenCms 18.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file /blog/new-article/org.opencms.ugc.CmsUgcEditService.gwt of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument text with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Alkacon's OpenCms v18.0, which occurs when user input is not properly validated when sending a POST request to ‘/blog/new-article/org.opencms.ugc.CmsUgcEditService.gwt’ using the ‘text’ parameter.
The weakness was released by Gonzalo Aguilar García. The advisory is shared at incibe.es. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-2735 since 02/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Timeline
02/19/2026 Advisory disclosed02/19/2026 CVE reserved
02/19/2026 VulDB entry created
02/19/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: incibe.esResearcher: Gonzalo Aguilar García
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-2735 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-2735
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-346861
Entry
Created: 02/19/2026 12:30Changes: 02/19/2026 12:30 (68)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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