Cross-site scripting in GetSimple CMS

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU42146

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6621

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in GetSimple CMS 3.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.3, and earlier when processing the (1) Email Address or (2) Custom Permalink Structure fields in admin/settings.php; (3) path parameter to admin/upload.php; (4) err parameter to admin/theme.php; (5) error parameter to admin/pages.php; or (6) success or (7) err parameter to admin/index.php. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

GetSimple CMS: 1.0 - 3.2.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:get-simple:getsimple_cms:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:get-simple:getsimple_cms:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:get-simple:getsimple_cms:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124711
https://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112643/GetSimple-CMS-3.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/49137
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53501
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=521
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75534
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75535

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.