Cross-site scripting in TinyWebGallery - CVE-2017-16635
Published: November 6, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37988
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16635
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: tinywebgallery.com
Affected software:
TinyWebGallery
TinyWebGallery
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.
In TinyWebGallery v2.4, an XSS vulnerability is located in the `mkname`, `mkitem`, and `item` parameters of the `Add/Create` module. Remote attackers with low-privilege user accounts for backend access are able to inject malicious script codes into the `TWG Explorer` item listing. The request method to inject is POST and the attack vector is located on the application-side of the service. The injection point is the add/create input field and the execution point occurs in the item listing after the add or create.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16635
Install update from vendor's website.