October is a Content Management System (CMS) and web platform. Prior to 3.7.16 and 4.1.16, a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in the backend DataTable widget where a query parameter was rendered without proper output escaping. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.7.16 and 4.1.16.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jj38-h5w5-mvpf October CMS: Reflected XSS via DataTable Form Widget
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Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Octobercms
Octobercms october
Vendors & Products Octobercms
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Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description October is a Content Management System (CMS) and web platform. Prior to 3.7.16 and 4.1.16, a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in the backend DataTable widget where a query parameter was rendered without proper output escaping. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.7.16 and 4.1.16.
Title October: Reflected XSS via DataTable Form Widget
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-21T16:17:06.973Z

Reserved: 2026-02-25T03:11:36.689Z

Link: CVE-2026-27937

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-21T17:16:35.900

Modified: 2026-04-21T17:16:35.900

Link: CVE-2026-27937

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Updated: 2026-04-21T17:30:37Z

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