Cross-site scripting in GetSimple CMS

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU30473

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1420

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 before 3.2.1 when processing the (1) id parameter to backup-edit.php; (2) title or (3) menu parameter to edit.php; or (4) path or (5) returnid parameter to filebrowser.php in admin/. NOTE: the path parameter in admin/upload.php vector is already covered by CVE-2012-6621. 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

Update to version 3.2.1.

Vulnerable software versions

GetSimple CMS: 3.2.0

External links

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0005.html
http://get-simple.info/changelog
http://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23141

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.