6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-30235
Business Logic Error on OpenProject through hyperlinks in markdown using DOM clobbering
Description

OpenProject is an open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.2.0, this vulnerability occurs due to improper validation of OpenProject’s Markdown rendering, specifically in the hyperlink handling. This allows an attacker to inject malicious hyperlink payloads that perform DOM clobbering. DOM clobbering can crash or blank the entire page by overwriting native DOM functions with HTML elements, causing critical JavaScript calls to throw runtime errors during application initialization and halt further execution. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.2.0.

INFO

Published Date :

March 11, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 11, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update OpenProject to version 17.2.0 or later to fix DOM clobbering via malicious hyperlinks.
  • Update OpenProject to version 17.2.0.
  • Apply the latest security patches for OpenProject.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/opf/openproject/security/advisories/GHSA-9rv2-9xv5-gpq8
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description OpenProject is an open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.2.0, this vulnerability occurs due to improper validation of OpenProject’s Markdown rendering, specifically in the hyperlink handling. This allows an attacker to inject malicious hyperlink payloads that perform DOM clobbering. DOM clobbering can crash or blank the entire page by overwriting native DOM functions with HTML elements, causing critical JavaScript calls to throw runtime errors during application initialization and halt further execution. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.2.0.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added Reference https://github.com/opf/openproject/security/advisories/GHSA-9rv2-9xv5-gpq8
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
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