CVE-2026-24672
Published: 03 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-24672 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Gunet Open Eclass Platform. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Browser Session Hijacking (T1185); ranked at the 13.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
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Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Stored XSS directly enables browser-based session hijacking (T1185) and web session cookie theft (T1539) via injected JavaScript execution in victim browsers.
NVD Description
The Open eClass platform (formerly known as GUnet eClass) is a complete course management system. Prior to version 4.2, a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows authenticated students to inject malicious JavaScript into user profile fields, which is executed when…
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users with viewing privileges access affected application pages. This issue has been patched in version 4.2.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-24672 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, classified under CWE-79, in the Open eClass platform (formerly known as GUnet eClass), a complete course management system. It affects versions prior to 4.2, specifically in user profile fields that fail to sanitize input properly, allowing injected JavaScript to persist and execute.
Authenticated students can exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious JavaScript into their own user profile fields. The payload executes in the browsers of users with viewing privileges when they access affected application pages, potentially leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts such as session hijacking, data theft, or page manipulation. The CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) indicates network accessibility, low attack complexity, low privileges required, and user interaction needed, with no availability disruption.
The issue has been patched in Open eClass version 4.2. Additional details on the vulnerability and mitigation are available in the GitHub security advisory at https://github.com/gunet/openeclass/security/advisories/GHSA-3p2x-qgxw-qvxh.
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