CVE-2026-34571: CI4MS: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting (Stored XSS) in Backend User Management Allows Session Hijacking and Full Administrative Account Compromise
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.39% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: ci4-cms-erp ci4ms 0.31.0.0.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to ci4-cms-erp ci4ms 0.31.0.0 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
CI4MS is a CodeIgniter 4-based CMS skeleton that delivers a production-ready, modular architecture with RBAC authorization and theme support. Prior to version 0.31.0.0, a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (Stored XSS) vulnerability exists in the backend user management functionality. The application fails to properly sanitize user-controlled input before rendering it in the administrative interface, allowing attackers to inject persistent JavaScript code. This results in automatic execution whenever backend users access the affected page, enabling session hijacking, privilege escalation, and full administrative account compromise. This issue has been patched in version 0.31.0.0.
- Published
- Apr 1, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 26, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 33th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 36 / 40 · 9.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 9.0
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 9.9
- 0.9 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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What does it mean in your environment?
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Is your version affected?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ci4-cms-erp | ci4ms | cpe:2.3:a:ci4-cms-erp:ci4ms |
Limit the impact of XSS
This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A well-configured Content-Security-Policy doesn't fix it, but greatly reduces its impact. Check your site's CSP and other security headers for free.
Check security headersAffected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ci4-cms-erp ci4msbefore 0.31.0.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
ci4-cms-erp ci4ms
- < 0.31.0.0affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms | before 0.31.0.0 | 0.31.0.0 |
Same product
ci4-cms-erp: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-39394CI4MS has an .env CRLF Injection via Unvalidated `host` Parameter in Install Controller39Monitor
- CVE-2026-41203ci4ms Theme::upload is vulnerable to Zip Slip leading to RCE37Monitor
- CVE-2026-41202ci4ms Backup::restore is vulnerable to Zip Slip leading to RCE37Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-34569Apr 1, 2026 · CI4MS: Blogs Categories Full Account Takeover for All-Roles & Privilege-Escalation via Stored DOM XSS36Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-34570Apr 1, 2026 · CI4MS: Account Deletion Module Full Persistent Unauthorized Access for All‑Roles via Improper Session Invalidation (Logic Flaw)35Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-34572Apr 1, 2026 · CI4MS: Account Deactivation Module Full Persistent Unauthorized Access for All‑Roles via Improper Session Invalidation (Logic Flaw)35Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| ci4-cms-erp ci4ms | 0.31.0.0 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
| Packagist:ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms | 0.31.0.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-349895 days apartCI4MS affected by Profile & User Management Full Account Takeover for All-Roles & Privilege-Escalation via Stored DOM XSS37Monitor
- CVE-2026-345600 days apartCI4MS: Logs Full Account Takeover for All-Roles & Privilege-Escalation via Stored DOM XSS36Monitor
- CVE-2026-345640 days apartCI4MS: Menu Management (Pages) Full Account Takeover for All-Roles & Privilege-Escalation via Stored DOM XSS36Monitor
- CVE-2026-345660 days apartCI4MS: Pages Management Full Account Takeover for All-Roles & Privilege-Escalation via Stored DOM XSS36Monitor
- CVE-2026-345670 days apartCI4MS: Blogs Posts (Categories) Full Account Takeover for All-Roles & Privilege-Escalation via Stored DOM XSS36Monitor
- CVE-2026-345680 days apartCI4MS: Blogs Posts Full Account Takeover for All-Roles & Privilege-Escalation via Stored DOM XSS36Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.