GFI Archiver up to 15.12 Import Settings ImportSettingsWizard.ashx ImportSettingsWizard.SaveAllConfigSettings folders cross site scripting

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in GFI Archiver up to 15.12. Affected is the function ImportSettingsWizard.SaveAllConfigSettings of the file /Archiver/ImportSettingsWizard.ashx of the component Import Settings. Executing a manipulation of the argument folders can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-48538. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GFI Archiver up to 15.12. This vulnerability affects the function ImportSettingsWizard.SaveAllConfigSettings of the file /Archiver/ImportSettingsWizard.ashx of the component Import Settings. The manipulation of the argument folders 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

GFI Archiver before 15.13 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the default import settings configuration that allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the configured folders parameter to /Archiver/ImportSettingsWizard.ashx. The injected payload is stored by ImportSettingsWizard.SaveAllConfigSettings() without output encoding and is executed in the browsers of users who subsequently view the Archive Assistant default import settings.

The advisory is shared for download at gfi.ai. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-48538 since 05/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 15.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• GFI

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• Archiver

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• 15.0
• 15.1
• 15.2
• 15.3
• 15.4
• 15.5
• 15.6
• 15.7
• 15.8
• 15.9
• 15.10
• 15.11
• 15.12

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