CVE-2025-61676 PUBLISHED

October CMS Vulnerable to Stored XSS via Branding Styles

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 29.09.2025 Published: 10.01.2026 Updated: 12.01.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.1

Product Status

Vendor octobercms
Product october
Versions
  • Version >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.12 is affected
  • Version < 3.7.13 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE