CVE-2026-48538

GFI Archiver before 15.13 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the default import settings configuration that allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the configured folders parameter to /Archiver/ImportSettingsWizard.ashx. The injected payload is stored by ImportSettingsWizard.SaveAllConfigSettings() without output encoding and is executed in the browsers of users who subsequently view the Archive Assistant default import settings.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gfi.ai/products-and-solutions/network-security-solutions/archiver/resources/documentation/product-releases
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gfi-archiver-stored-xss-via-importsettingswizard-ashx

Configurations

No configuration.

History

23 Jul 2026, 16:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-23 16:17

Updated : 2026-07-23 17:55

NVD link : CVE-2026-48538

Mitre link : CVE-2026-48538

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48538

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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