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Medium · 6.1 CVE-2025-61676 EUVD-2026-1689GHSA-wvpq-h33f-8rp6

October CMS Vulnerable to Stored XSS via Branding Styles

Published Jan 10, 2026 · Updated Jan 12, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

October is a Content Management System (CMS) and web platform. Prior to versions 3.7.13 and 4.0.12, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities was identified in October CMS backend configuration forms. A user with the Customize Backend Styles permission could inject malicious HTML/JS into the stylesheet input at Styles from Branding & Appearance settings. A specially crafted input could break out of the intended <style> context, allowing arbitrary script execution across backend pages for all users. This issue has been patched in versions 3.7.13 and 4.0.12.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
octobercms october >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.12, < 3.7.13 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist october/system < 3.7.13 3.7.13 GHSA-wvpq-h33f-8rp6
Packagist october/system >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.12 4.0.12 GHSA-wvpq-h33f-8rp6

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