Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Weakness · CWE-79

CVE-2026-36761

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-04-30
Mitigation only
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /msg/msgInner/save endpoint of JeeSite v5.15.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a crafted input into the msgContent parameter.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the /msg/msgInner/save endpoint of JeeSite v5.15.1. The msgContent parameter accepts unsanitized input, allowing attackers to inject malicious JavaScript or HTML that persists in the application and executes when other users view the message content.

MitigationImplement strict input validation on the msgContent parameter to reject HTML/script tags, and apply contextual output encoding when the content is rendered to prevent script execution.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify JeeSite installation and version
    Locate JeeSite installation directories and check version files (such as pom.xml, version.properties, or application configuration files that contain version metadata). Compare the installed version to v5.15.1.
    Affected if The installed version is JeeSite v5.15.1 or if version identification confirms the specific vulnerable release.
  2. Verify the message module is enabled
    Check if the /msg/ message module is deployed and accessible in the JeeSite application. Attempt to access the message functionality or review the application's deployed module list.
    Affected if The message module (msg) is deployed and active in the application.
  3. Confirm the save endpoint is accessible
    Attempt to access or trace the /msg/msgInner/save endpoint in the application. Review application routing configuration or web.xml to confirm this endpoint exists and is mapped.
    Affected if The /msg/msgInner/save endpoint exists and is reachable in the application.
  4. Inspect message content storage for malicious payloads
    Query the database table that stores message content (typically related to msgInner or message tables) and examine the msgContent field for unsanitized HTML or script tags such as <script>, <img onerror>, or javascript: URIs.
    Affected if The msgContent field contains persisted HTML or script tags that were not sanitized or encoded upon storage.

A user is affected if they are running JeeSite v5.15.1 with the message module enabled and the /msg/msgInner/save endpoint accessible, and if the msgContent parameter accepts and stores unsanitized input that could contain malicious scripts.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement strict input validation on the msgContent parameter to reject HTML/script tags, and apply contextual output encoding when the content is rendered to prevent script execution.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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