CVE 6.1 MEDIUM

MapServer: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) in OpenLayers viewer_CVE-2026-42030

6.1 / 10
MEDIUM
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

CWE Classification

References

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