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ID:5967 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Craft CMS - CVE-2018-20418
ID:5967 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Craft CMS - CVE-2018-20418
Published: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36272
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20418
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Craft CMS
Craft CMS
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via "index.php?p=admin/actions/entries/save-entry" when saving a new title from the console tab. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.