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ID:4684 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Textpattern CMS - CVE-2011-5019
ID:4684 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Textpattern CMS - CVE-2011-5019
Published: October 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47423
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5019
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Textpattern CMS
Textpattern CMS
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in setup/index.php in Textpattern CMS 4.4.1, when the product is incompletely installed, when processing ddb parameter. 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.