Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE describes stored cross-site scripting in OpenText Documentum D2 Webtop v4.6.0030 build 059. A malicious uploaded image filename could be stored and later rendered to other users. Business risk depends on whether the vulnerable product is still deployed and who can upload or view image files.
Executive priority
Treat this as a legacy application hygiene issue with moderate urgency. Prioritize confirmation of exposure, because the known affected build is old and the sources do not provide a patch status, CVSS score, or active exploitation evidence.
Technical view
The public description identifies a stored XSS condition in Documentum D2 Webtop v4.6.0030 build 059 through an uploaded image file name. No CVSS score, CWE, vendor fix, or broad affected-version range is provided in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in legacy OpenText Documentum D2 Webtop deployments matching v4.6.0030 build 059 where users can upload image files and other users later view those filenames in the web interface.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle, and no cited source states active exploitation. The reference indicates a public write-up exists, but the provided evidence is limited to the CVE description and a single external blog reference.
Researcher notes
The record is sparse: exact affected build is named, but CPEs, CWE, CVSS, patch details, and exploit status are absent. Avoid extrapolating to other Documentum versions without vendor confirmation or direct validation.
Mitigation direction
- Check OpenText support guidance for fixed or supported D2 Webtop versions.
- Inventory and retire unsupported D2 Webtop deployments where possible.
- Restrict image upload permissions on affected instances until remediated.
- Review filename handling and encoding in any custom D2 Webtop extensions.
- Monitor for suspicious uploaded image filenames in affected repositories.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any instance runs D2 Webtop v4.6.0030 build 059.
- Identify roles allowed to upload image files in D2 Webtop.
- Review whether uploaded filenames are safely encoded when displayed.
- Check historical uploads for abnormal or script-like filenames.
- Document compensating controls if vendor patch status is unavailable.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vipinxsec.blogspot.com/2018/04/stored-xss-in-documentum-d2-steps-to.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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