{"id":"CVE-2026-55081","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"DHIS2 Reflected XSS in OpenAPI HTML scope parameter","description":"DHIS2 is a flexible information system for data capture, management, validation, analytics and visualization. The DHIS2 OpenAPI HTML endpoint reflected values from the `scope` query parameter into the generated HTML document without sufficient sanitization. A crafted `scope` value could be rendered as active HTML or JavaScript in the OpenAPI documentation page. An attacker able to get a user to open a crafted OpenAPI HTML URL could execute JavaScript in that user's browser in the DHIS2 origin.\n\nAffected versions: DHIS2 2.42 and 2.43 before the 2026-06-09 security patch releases, and the development branch for DHIS2 2.44 before the fix was merged.\nPatched in 2.42.5.1, 2.43.0.1, the 2.42 and 2.43 line branches, and the 2.44 development branch.","publishedAt":"2026-07-21T18:36:46.507Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-22T14:39:07.792Z","severity":{"score":7.3,"label":"High","version":"4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","source":"GitHub_M"},"assigner":"GitHub_M","products":["dhis2 dhis2-core"],"affected":[{"vendor":"dhis2","product":"dhis2-core","versions":[{"version":">= 2.42.0, < 2.42.5.1","status":"affected"},{"version":">= 2.43.0, < 2.43.0.1","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/security/advisories/GHSA-6785-hj47-c27h","https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24158","https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24159","https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24160","https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24161","https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24162"],"weaknesses":["CWE-79"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:12:24.861Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/55xxx/CVE-2026-55081.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-55081","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-07-21T18:36:46.507Z","dateUpdated":"2026-07-22T14:39:07.792Z","assignerShortName":"GitHub_M","assignerOrgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","dateReserved":"2026-06-16T14:33:35.711Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"DHIS2 Reflected XSS in OpenAPI HTML scope parameter","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"DHIS2 is a flexible information system for data capture, management, validation, analytics and visualization. The DHIS2 OpenAPI HTML endpoint reflected values from the `scope` query parameter into the generated HTML document without sufficient sanitization. A crafted `scope` value could be rendered as active HTML or JavaScript in the OpenAPI documentation page. An attacker able to get a user to open a crafted OpenAPI HTML URL could execute JavaScript in that user's browser in the DHIS2 origin.\n\nAffected versions: DHIS2 2.42 and 2.43 before the 2026-06-09 security patch releases, and the development branch for DHIS2 2.44 before the fix was merged.\nPatched in 2.42.5.1, 2.43.0.1, the 2.42 and 2.43 line branches, and the 2.44 development branch."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"dhis2","product":"dhis2-core","versions":[{"version":">= 2.42.0, < 2.42.5.1","status":"affected"},{"version":">= 2.43.0, < 2.43.0.1","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/security/advisories/GHSA-6785-hj47-c27h","name":"https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/security/advisories/GHSA-6785-hj47-c27h","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"]},{"url":"https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24158","name":"https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24158","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]},{"url":"https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24159","name":"https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24159","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]},{"url":"https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24160","name":"https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24160","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]},{"url":"https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24161","name":"https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24161","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]},{"url":"https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24162","name":"https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/pull/24162","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV4_0":{"attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackRequirements":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"ACTIVE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":7.3,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-79","lang":"en","description":"CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"GitHub_M","orgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","dateUpdated":"2026-07-21T18:36:46.507Z"},"source":{"advisory":"GHSA-6785-hj47-c27h","discovery":"UNKNOWN"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-07-22T14:38:55.714622Z","id":"CVE-2026-55081","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2026-07-22T14:39:07.792Z"}}]}}}