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Medium · 6.1 Public exploit CVE-2026-29971 EUVD-2026-25916GHSA-2r97-2299-vq73

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WebFileSys version before 2.32.0 and fixed in v.2.32.0. User-controlled inpu…

Published Apr 27, 2026 · Updated Apr 28, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

Description

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WebFileSys version before 2.32.0 and fixed in v.2.32.0. User-controlled input is reflected into HTML and JavaScript contexts without proper output encoding, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser via the ftpBackup functionality, authentication input handling, search functionality, and error message rendering components

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 2 repositories

  • Tharooon/CVE-2026-29971 ★ 0 · Mar 26, 2026

    An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking or privilege escalation.

  • tharunchidurala-cyber/BACkupCVE-2026-29971 ★ 0 · Mar 26, 2026

    An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking or privilege escalation.

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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