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

CVE-2026-42870

MEDIUM · 6.4 CVSS v4.0 Published 2026-05-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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71/100
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
WeGIA is a web manager for charitable institutions. In versions prior to 3.7.0, a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaw was identified at the following endpoint: funcionario/profile_funcionario.php?id_funcionario=2. By injecting a malicious payload into the 'Description' (Descrição) field and saving the profile, the script becomes persistently stored. The payload is subsequently executed whenever the profile page is accessed. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.7.0.

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 · high confidence

WeGIA versions prior to 3.7.0 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the profile functionality at funcionario/profile_funcionario.php. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into the 'Description' (Descrição) field, which persists and executes every time the profile page is accessed by any user viewing that profile.

MitigationUpgrade WeGIA to version 3.7.0 or later to obtain the fix. As a temporary compensating control, restrict access to the profile editing functionality to trusted users only until the upgrade can be applied.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
A
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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. Verify WeGIA version
    Locate the version file or check the application footer/admin panel for the installed WeGIA version number. Compare it to 3.7.0 - versions below 3.7.0 are affected.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 3.7.0
  2. Confirm vulnerable file exists
    Check if the file funcionario/profile_funcionario.php exists in the web root directory of the WeGIA installation.
    Affected if The file exists and the application version is below 3.7.0
  3. Check profile Description field accessibility
    Navigate to the profile editing page (funcionario/profile_funcionario.php) and locate the Description (Descrição) field. Determine if the current user role has permission to modify this field.
    Affected if User has write access to the profile Description field
  4. Test for XSS in Description field
    Insert a benign test payload such as <script>alert('XSS')</script> into the Description field and save. Then access the profile page as a different user or in an incognito window to observe if the script executes.
    Affected if The payload is rendered unescaped and executes when viewing the profile

User is affected if running WeGIA version prior to 3.7.0 and having access to the profile Description field functionality.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade WeGIA to version 3.7.0 or later to obtain the fix. As a temporary compensating control, restrict access to the profile editing functionality to trusted users only until the upgrade can be applied.

Recommended fix High confidence

3.7.0

  1. Upgrade WeGIA to version 3.7.0 or later to address the stored XSS vulnerability in the Description field

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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