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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Description
MapServer is a system for developing web-based GIS applications. From version 6.0 to before version 8.6.2, a reflected XSS vulnerability in MapServer's WMS server allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript into the browser of any user who opens a crafted WMS URL. The vulnerability is triggered via FORMAT=application/openlayers combined with an unsanitized SRS parameter in WMS 1.3.0 requests. This issue has been patched in version 8.6.2.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-42030
Source
GitHub_M
Published
May 8, 2026 at 15:56
Affected Product
Vendor
MapServer
Product
MapServer
Version
>= 6.0, < 8.6.2
Affected Versions
MapServer MapServer >= 6.0, < 8.6.2