Medium severity · published Sep 17, 2026
CVE-2026-54355
MapServer: Reflected XSS in OpenLayers HTML Output via `HTTP_X_FORWARDED_HOST`
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
MapServer is a system for developing web-based GIS applications. From 6.0 until 8.6.4, MapServer's OpenLayers HTML output for SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetMap&FORMAT=application/openlayers reflects an attacker-controlled X-Forwarded-Host value received as HTTP_X_FORWARDED_HOST through msBuildOnlineResource(), processLine(), and the [mapserv_onlineresource] substitution in src/maputil.c and src/maptemplate.c without escaping it for a single-quoted JavaScript string. When the deployment trusts the forwarded header and does not configure a fixed ows_onlineresource or MS_ONLINERESOURCE value, embedded single quotes can escape the generated URL string. An unauthenticated attacker can craft a URL that executes arbitrary JavaScript in the MapServer site origin when opened by a victim, enabling access to sessions or tokens, same-origin data and requests, and actions as the victim. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.4.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
MapServer · MapServer
>= 6.0, < 8.6.4 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54355
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54355
github.com
https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/commit/edc1033c7963fcffd160d85cf430f49aaf4a1374
github.com
https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/commit/ff17ef190caaeaa9002ac3d1c7969ec5315c345e
github.com
https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/7517
github.com
https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/7518
github.com
https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/releases/tag/rel-8-6-4
github.com
https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/security/advisories/GHSA-xqj6-vjqr-33vv
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