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CVE-2026-29598 DDSN Interactive CVE debrief
CVE-2026-29598 is a multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in DDSN Interactive Acora CMS v10.7.1. The vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a crafted payload into the First Name and Last Name parameters in the submit_add_user.asp endpoint. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 and is classified as MEDIUM severity. Users of DDSN Interactive Acora CMS v10.7.1 should apply patches or mitigations to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability. The exposure question is whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments. The likely defender workflow involves reviewing the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance, planning vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed, and reviewing compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified.
- Vendor
- DDSN Interactive
- Product
- Acora CMS
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 5.4
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-04-01
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-07-05
- Advisory published
- 2026-04-01
- Advisory updated
- 2026-07-05
Who should care
Users of DDSN Interactive Acora CMS v10.7.1, operators, platform administrators, vulnerability management teams, and security teams should be aware of this vulnerability and apply patches or mitigations to prevent exploitation. Affected operator and platform teams should review the vulnerability details and assess their exposure. Vulnerability management teams should prioritize patching or mitigating this vulnerability based on the CVSS score and potential impact. Security teams should monitor for suspicious activity and implement compensating controls if patches cannot be applied immediately.
Technical summary
The CVE-2026-29598 vulnerability is caused by inadequate input validation in the submit_add_user.asp endpoint of DDSN Interactive Acora CMS v10.7.1. This allows attackers to inject malicious scripts or HTML into the First Name and Last Name parameters, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 and is classified as MEDIUM severity. Users of DDSN Interactive Acora CMS v10.7.1 should apply patches or mitigations to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.
Defensive priority
Medium priority due to CVSS score of 5.4 and potential for user exploitation. Defenders should verify the existence of affected product deployments in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up.
Recommended defensive actions
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up.
- Review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance.
- Plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed.
- Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified.
- Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review.
- Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented.
Evidence notes
Evidence is based on official CVE and NVD records. Limited additional information is available. The CVE record was published on 2026-04-01T15:22:58.443Z and has not been modified since then. The NVD detail page provides a CVSS score and vulnerability details. The source item URL provides additional information about CVE-2026-29598.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-29598 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-29598
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-29598 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29598
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/padayali-JD/CVE-2026-29598
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.