High severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-115457
baserCMS: Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Shortcode Expansion in Blog Comments
New
7.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
baserCMS is a website development framework. In versions 5.0.0 before 5.3.2 and 5.4.0 before 5.4.2, global shortcode expansion runs over the complete rendered page, including HTML-escaped blog comments supplied by unauthenticated visitors. A comment containing the BcBaser.getGoogleMaps shortcode can set apiBaseUrl to an attacker-controlled script URL, which is emitted as a script src and executes JavaScript on the site's origin when another visitor or administrator opens the article displaying that comment. Escaping raw HTML in comments does not prevent this stored cross-site scripting because shortcode processing happens after HTML rendering. Other registered shortcodes also expand in comments; Mail.getForm can embed a working contact form with a valid CSRF token. The flaw can compromise the authenticated browser context of an administrator who views the affected article. This issue has been patched in versions 5.3.2 and 5.4.2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
basercms · baserproject
>= 5.0.0, < 5.3.2; >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115457
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115457
github.com
https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/commit/bec4776ab497457fac76da7ae67d2dd0ad964eec
github.com
https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/releases/tag/5.3.2
github.com
https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/releases/tag/5.4.2
github.com
https://github.com/baserproject/basercms/security/advisories/GHSA-qhv2-3j2q-v43x
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