CVE-2026-34565: CI4MS: Menu Management (Posts) Full Account Takeover for All-Roles & Privilege-Escalation via Stored DOM XSS

Should you act?

Critical, preconditions apply

Severe if exploited, but exploitation needs conditions that may not apply to you. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.

• Not in CISA KEV, but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
• EPSS 0.4%, percentile 32: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
• Needs an account (low (any account)). Exposure depends on who can log in.
• Only applies if your dependency tree includes ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms (Composer (PHP)) <= 0.28.6.0, fixed in 0.31.0.0. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

What it is

CI4MS is a CodeIgniter 4-based CMS skeleton that delivers a production-ready, modular architecture with RBAC authorization and theme support. Prior to version 0.31.0.0, the application fails to properly sanitize user-controlled input when adding Posts to navigation menus through the Menu Management functionality. Post-related data selected via the Posts section is stored server-side and rendered without proper output encoding. These stored values are later rendered unsafely within administrative dashboards and public-facing navigation menus, resulting in stored DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS). This issue has been patched in version 0.31.0.0.

From the GitHub advisory

Summary Vulnerability: Stored DOM XSS via Posts Added to Menu (Persistent Payload Injection) - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Unsafe Rendering of Post Entries in Menu Management

Description The application fails to properly sanitize user-controlled input when adding Posts to navigation menus through the Menu Management functionality. Post-related data selected via the Posts section is stored server-side and rendered without proper output encoding.

These stored values are later rendered unsafely within administrative dashboards and public-facing navigation menus, resulting in stored DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS).

Affected Functionality - Menu Management – Posts section - Adding posts to navigation menus - Menu storage and rendering logic

Attack Scenario - An attacker creates or controls a post containing a malicious JavaScript payload. - The attacker adds the post to the menu using the Posts functionality in Menu Manager. - The application stores the menu entry without sanitization or encoding. - The payload persists and executes whenever the menu is rendered.

Weakness type: CWE-79.

Product: ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms (Composer (PHP)) · Assigned by: GitHub_M · Published: 2026-04-01

Affected and fixed versions

Severity scores

• Attack vector: network (remotely reachable)
• Attack complexity: low
• Privileges required: low (any account)
• User interaction: none
• Scope: changed (can affect other components)

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Exploitation and urgency

• CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
• CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc, automatable no, technical impact partial.
• FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 32.

Timeline

• 2026-04-01 — CVE record published by GitHub_M
• 2026-04-01 — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-xgh5-w62m-8mpr published (critical)
• 2026-04-02 — CVE record last updated

Sources and references

Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.

Vulnerability records

1. GitHub Advisory GHSA-xgh5-w62m-8mpr github.com
2. CVE.org record CVE-2026-34565 cve.org
3. NVD entry CVE-2026-34565 nvd.nist.gov

Other references from the CVE record and advisory

1. github.com github.com
2. github.com github.com

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