CVE-2018-16406 — mayan-edms
MEDIUMCVE-2018-16406 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mayan-edms. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for mayan-edms — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects mayan-edms
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
An issue was discovered in Mayan EDMS before 3.0.2. The Cabinets app has XSS via a crafted cabinet label.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | mayan-edms | all versions | 3.0.2pip install --upgrade 'mayan-edms==3.0.2' |
Affected Products
mayan edmsmayan-edmsResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for mayan-edms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update mayan-edms to 3.0.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2018-16406 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2018-16406 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.